Jackson v. State

Before an alleged affidavit can become the basis of a legal proceeding it must appear that an oath was actually administered to the affiant or that something' was done by the *520affiant “signifying that he consciously takes upon himself the obligation of an oath.” Britt v. Davis, 130 Ga. 77 (60 S. E. 180). The affiant swore: “I was not sworn by the justice of the peace, and I did not swear to the affidavit in the warrant which you hand me, against Joe Jackson. The paper was written by the justice of the peace, and he handed it to me and I signed it. I did not swear that the defendant committed…