People v. One 1961 Ford Falcon

This is an appeal from a judgment which forfeited an automobile to the State of California as to its registered coowners, Victor and Mary Sabino, subject to a lien in favor of the legal owner, Automobile Club of Southern California.

Trial was by the court. The registered coowners appeal. The facts are as follows:

During the early morning hours of September 18, 1961, Officers Edward Brantley and Theodore Maurer of the Sheriff’s Office of Los Angeles County were patrolling the Altadena area of Los Angeles County on a road called Chaney Trail. They observed an automobile parked with its lights…