Laws v. State

Russell; C. J.

The plaintiff in error was convicted in the criminal court of Atlanta upon the charge of cruelty to an animal, and presented to the judge of the superior court a petition for certiorari. The judge of the superior court refused to sanction the issuance of the writ, and exception is taken thereto. The rule is well settled that if the statements of the petition make a prima facie case of error, the judge of the superior court should sanction the petition and order the issuance of the writ, leaving the verity of the allegations of the petition and the merits of the petitioner’s…