Four B's Inc. v. State

Following Deyarl Matheny’s conviction of theft by check, the State moved to restore one of the stolen items, a Mossberg .12 gauge shotgun, to its owner, L.M. Raster. Tex. Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 47.02 (West 1979). Appellant Four B’s Inc. d/b/a Action Pawn # 1 intervened in the proceeding and asserted its right to the gun as a good faith purchaser from Matheny. The trial court or dered the gun restored to Raster, from which order Four B’s appeals. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

JURISDICTION

Article 47.02 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that after a trial for the illegal…