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UNITED STATES v. ONE 1952 MODEL FORD SEDAN AUTOMOBILE

No. 14898.

213 F.2d 252 (1954)

UNITED STATES v. ONE 1952 MODEL FORD SEDAN AUTOMOBILE et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 31, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William O. Braecklein, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Heard L. Floore, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for appellant.

Costine A. Droby and James J. McNees, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, HOLMES, Circuit Judge, and WRIGHT, District Judge.

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Alleging that the automobile had been seized while it was being unlawfully used in concealing and possessing a contraband article, to wit 355 grams of bulk marihuana, in violation of the laws of the United States, and that under Section 782 of Title 49 U.S.C.A., it had become forfeit, the United States filed libel of information against a 1952 model Ford Sedan, seeking its forfeiture.

Billy Joe Helton, the record owner of the car, and...

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