Goodwin v. State

The judge of the superior court upon a petition for certiorari, issued the writ directed to the judge of the criminal court of Atlanta, who answered, and the defendant traversed the answer. Upon the issue formed by the traverse, the defendant testified that the only witness in the trial court testified as set out in the traverse, and not as set out in the answer or return. If the testimony of the witness was as set out in the answer of the judge of the inferior court, it was sufficient to show a violation of the lottery law. On the other hand, if the testimony of the witness was as set out in…