Cause Number 39,613. Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas

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Legal brief compiled by the district attorneys for the State of Texas in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals regarding the decision of Texas v. Jack Ruby. It includes excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, and citations for previous cases and Texas laws.

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63 p. ; 27 cm.

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Douglas, Leon; Wade, Henry; Alexander, William F.; Watts, Frank W.; Alsup, Al & Williamson, James M. May 1966.

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Legal brief compiled by the district attorneys for the State of Texas in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals regarding the decision of Texas v. Jack Ruby. It includes excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, and citations for previous cases and Texas laws.

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63 p. ; 27 cm.

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"No. 39,613 In the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Austin Texas. Ex Parte Jack Ruby Habeas Corpus. Appealed from the Criminal District Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas."

"Honorable Joe B. Brown" is handwritten at the top of the cover next to the court, and the name "James M. Williamson" is handwritten at the bottom of the cover.

Additional description and context: 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.

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza also publishes this record online: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/5545

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Douglas, Leon; Wade, Henry; Alexander, William F.; Watts, Frank W.; Alsup, Al & Williamson, James M. Cause Number 39,613. Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas, legal document, May 1966; Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1117883/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

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