Lowery v. State

On the night of December 14, 1952, the sheriff apprehended Jewell Jones as Jones was driving a Ford automobile through George County in which car he was transporting a considerable quantity of whiskey. Jones was convicted. The State instituted proceedings to condemn and sell the car under Sections 2618 and 2619, Mississippi Code of 1942. Lowery interposed a claim as owner of the car. The jury returned a verdict for the State, resulting in an order for its condemnation and sale. Lowery appeals.

He raises a number of points on the appeal, one of which is the proof did not justify a finding by…