Taylor v. State

After conviction of a misdemeanor in the county court of Irwin county, Taylor sued out a writ of certiorari. The petition was sanctioned by the judge of the superior court, but on the hearing the certiorari was dismissed on the ground that the petition had not been properly verified. To the judgment of dismissal Taylor excepted.

1. The affidavit attached to the petition for certiorari was to the effect that petitioner “ has not had a fair trial, has been wrongfully *51and illegally convicted, and, owing to his'poverty, he is unable to pay the cost or give the bond and security as required by law,…