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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.
T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus
May 1966
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
Paper
10 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.6 × 1 cm)
Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1994.002.0011.0001
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.
T35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas Corpus
May 1966
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
Paper
10 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.6 × 1 cm)
Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1994.002.0011.0001
The Museum recorded oral histories with defense attorney Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, Curator