State v. Singleton

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This was an action brought in the District Court in Shelby County, by the State of Texas to forfeit an automobile used for the transportation of illicit beverages, under Art. 666-42 Vernon’s Ann.P.C. The lienholder intervened. The case was tried before the court and judgment was rendered for the defendant and intervenor.

The sheriff of Shelby County discovered the automobile stuck in the middle of a muddy dirt road. Neither the defendant, Jack Singleton, nor anyone else was in or near the car at the time of discovery. Shelby County is a “dry county”. A number of bottles of…