/internal/media/dispatcher/58826/fullT35 Brief for Appellee, the State of Texas; Jack Ruby, Habeas CorpusMay 196610 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.6 × 1 cm)PaperDallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.002.0011.00010Brief 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 detail at great length every step Ruby's defense lawyers (mainly Phil Burleson) have taken in what they perceive to be efforts to delay the appeal process after the March 1964 return of a guilty verdict in Ruby's murder trial.
Originally bound; document is 63 typed pages and originally included a clear plastic front cover and a black cardstock back cover; no longer bound.
The cover has the following typed text:
"No. 39,613 [underlined]
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.
Brief in good condition. Paper slightly yellowed. Left edge of front page has minimal tears and folds. Edges of spiral-bound holes have been worn with small tears. (JM 11/21/2019)Documents6576721.590000000026.35255270515545Document0.9525019050Brief 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.AppealHabeas corpusJack Ruby trialCourt recordsTrialsBrown, Judge Joe B.Douglas, LeonAlsup, AlWilliamson, James M.Burleson, PhilAlexander, William F.Wade, Henry M.Watts, FrankRuby, JackTexas Court of Criminal AppealsCriminal District Court No. 3Dallas County District Attorney's OfficeState of TexasAustinDallasThe Museum recorded oral histories with defense attorney Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, Curator