Oliver v. State

1. “In order to relieve the plaintiff in error from the payment of costs in this court, it is necessary that a proper pauper affidavit shall be filed with the clerk of the trial court before the bill of exceptions and transcript of the record are transmitted to this court. No excuse will avail in case of failure to file the pauper affidavit before this time, and under no circumstances is this court authorized to receive the affidavit upon the call of the case here.” Smith v. State, 117 Ga. 16 (43 S. E. 440); Civil Code (1910), § 6233.

2. A pauper’s affidavit as referred to in the preceding…