GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.
This is an effort by the appellant Neeley to avoid paying a filing fee for appealing to the circuit court from a misdemeanor conviction in the municipal court. We agree with the circuit judge's ruling that a fee must be paid.
Neeley was convicted of a misdemeanor by the Pope County municipal court. When he tried to appeal to the circuit court, the circuit clerk demanded a filing fee. Neeley first sought a writ of mandamus to compel...
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