People v. One 1952 Chevrolet Bel Aire

This is a procedure to forfeit the defendant vehicle under section 11610, Health and Safety Code, because of its use in unlawfully keeping, depositing and concealing narcotics. John R. Skinner, the sole owner of the defendant vehicle, answered and appeals from the judgment of forfeiture pronounced on that basis.

On October 11, 1952, at about 1:55 a. m., the occupants of the defendant car got in conflict with two San Francisco police officers who warned them that their very slow driving (5 miles an hour) impeded traffic on Market Street. One of the officers testified that when their car was…