Jones v. State

H. G. Jones was convicted in the Criminal Court of Fulton County of a violation of the lottery laws, by keeping and maintaining what is generally known as the “numbers game.” He made application, based solely on the general grounds, to the Superior Court of Fulton County for a writ of certiorari, which was sanctioned; but, on. the hearing of the application, the certiorari was overruled by a judge of the superior court, and the defendant assigns error on that judgment.

“Where in a petition for certiorari from an inferior court to a superior court, based solely on the general grounds, it…