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

Object number1994.002.0011.0001

DateMay 1966

ClassificationsDocuments

Author Leon Douglas

Author Henry M. Wade

Author William F. Alexander

Author Frank W. Watts

Author Al Alsup

Author James M. Williamson

ObjectDocument

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

MediumPaper

Dimensions10 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.6 × 1 cm)

Collections

DescriptionBrief 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. 39,613 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 Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas Leon Douglas State's Attorney Austin, Texas Henry Wade Criminal District Attorney Dallas County, Texas William F. Alexander Frank W. Watts Al Alsup James M. Williamson Assistant District Attorneys Dallas County, Texas Attorneys 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.

Curatorial Commentary

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