T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus

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T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus

Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas, in the matter of Ex Parte Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus, filed in May 1966.State's attorney and the Dallas County District Attorney provided a detailed description and timeline of all the steps Ruby's defense lawyers (particularly Phil Burleson) had taken in what they perceived to be efforts to delay the appeal process after the March 1964 return of a guilty verdict in Ruby's murder trial.Document is 63 typed pages.Text on the cover:"No. 39,613In the Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasAustin, TexasEx Parte Jack RubyHabeas CorpusAppealed from the Criminal District Court No. 3of Dallas County, TexasBrief for Appellee, The State of TexasLeon DouglasState's AttorneyAustin, TexasHenry WadeCriminal District AttorneyDallas County, TexasWilliam F. AlexanderFrank W. WattsAl AlsupJames M. WilliamsonAssistant District AttorneysDallas County, TexasAttorneys for Appellee,The State of T E X A S."In blue ink, handwritten at the bottom of the first page is the name "James M. Williamson", underlined. In black ink, handwritten in the top right corner is "Honorable Joe B. Brown", also underlined.

Object Details
Object title:

T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus

Date:

May 1966

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

10 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.6 × 1 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.002.0011.0001

Curatorial Note:

The Museum recorded oral histories with defense attorney Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus

Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas, in the matter of Ex Parte Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus, filed in May 1966.State's attorney and the Dallas County District Attorney provided a detailed description and timeline of all the steps Ruby's defense lawyers (particularly Phil Burleson) had taken in what they perceived to be efforts to delay the appeal process after the March 1964 return of a guilty verdict in Ruby's murder trial.Document is 63 typed pages.Text on the cover:"No. 39,613In the Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasAustin, TexasEx Parte Jack RubyHabeas CorpusAppealed from the Criminal District Court No. 3of Dallas County, TexasBrief for Appellee, The State of TexasLeon DouglasState's AttorneyAustin, TexasHenry WadeCriminal District AttorneyDallas County, TexasWilliam F. AlexanderFrank W. WattsAl AlsupJames M. WilliamsonAssistant District AttorneysDallas County, TexasAttorneys for Appellee,The State of T E X A S."In blue ink, handwritten at the bottom of the first page is the name "James M. Williamson", underlined. In black ink, handwritten in the top right corner is "Honorable Joe B. Brown", also underlined.

Object Details
Object title:

T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus

Date:

May 1966

Terms:

Appeal

Habeas corpus

Jack Ruby trial

Court records

Trials

Brown, Judge Joe B.

Douglas, Leon

Alsup, Al

Williamson, James M.

Burleson, Phil

Alexander, William F.

Wade, Henry M.

Watts, Frank

Ruby, Jack

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Criminal District Court No. 3

Dallas County District Attorney's Office

State of Texas

Austin

Dallas

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

10 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.6 × 1 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.002.0011.0001

Curatorial Note:

The Museum recorded oral histories with defense attorney Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, Curator