Colvard v. State

The plaintiff in error was brought to trial in the city court of Forsyth, upon an accusation charging him with the offense of trespass, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. He thereupon applied to the superior court for a writ of certiorari. On the hearing of the case in that court, a motion was made “ to dismiss the certiorari, for non-compliance with the statutes in regard to carrying cases to the superior court by writ of certiorari.” This motion was sustained, and his honor passed an order which recited that the case was “dismissed on the ground that no certificate of the payment of…