{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"5555"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"The State of Texas (Plaintiff) vs Jack Ruby (Defendant), In Criminal District Court No. 3, Honorable Joe B. Brown Judge Thereof Presiding, Jack Ruby (Appellant) vs The State of Texas (Appellee), Appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Offense: Murder with Malice, as Charged in the Indictment.\r\n\r\nAppeal document filed on September 1, 1964, summarizing proceedings conducted against and for Jack Ruby by the State of Texas and his defense lawyers in the case titled No. E-4010-J. \r\n\r\nLawyers Clayton Fowler, Joe H. Tonahill, Phil Burleson and Emmet Colvin Jr. represented Ruby in this appeal.\r\n\r\nIncludes copies of letters testifying that in April 1964, two weeks after the jury found him guilty of murder with malice, Jack Ruby was examined by Dr. Louis Jolyon West and found to be insane at that time, as well as possibly suicidal. \r\n\r\nThe document retains original blue covers; 445 typed pages on office paper.\r\n\r\nTyped text on the covert:\r\n\r\n\"No. E-4010-J\r\n\r\nThe State of Texas, Plaintiff\r\nvs.\r\nJack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby, Defendant\r\n\r\nIn Criminal District Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas\r\nBefore the Honorable Joe B. Brown, Judge thereof presiding\r\n\r\nJack Rubenstein alia Jack Ruby, Appellant\r\nvs.\r\nThe State of Texas, Appellee\r\n\r\nAppealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas at Austin, Texas\r\n\r\nClayton Fowler\r\n706 Main St.\r\nDallas, Texas\r\n\r\nJoe H. Tonahill\r\nJasper, Texas\r\n\r\nPhil Burleson\r\n2420 LTV Tower\r\nDallas, Texas\r\n\r\nEmmett Colvin, Jr.\r\n706 Main St.\r\nDallas, Texas\r\n\r\nAttorneys for Defendant\r\n\r\nOffense: Murder with malice, as charged in the indictment\""},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"1994.002.0012.0001"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Transcript of Jack Ruby vs. The State of Texas: Appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, at Austin, Texas; filed on September 1, 1964. Appeal summarizes proceedings conducted against and for Jack Ruby by The State of Texas and his defense lawyers in the case titled No. E-4010-J. \r\n\r\nBlue original covers, 445 typed pages most of which are photocopies. Originally bound in three parts with metal brads - holes at tops of pages and covers. [Metal brads removed prior to transport to UNT for digitization. Per a discussion with Lindsey Richardson and Stephanie Allen-Givens, it was agreed to dispose of the metal brads since we would not be putting them back in the transcripts and there was no need to keep them for historical purposes. (JM 11/20/2019)]\r\n\r\nOriginal signature for Phyllis Sawyer, Dallas County District Clerk Deputy, with notary seal on the last page.\r\n\r\nAttorneys Clayton Fowler, Joe H. Tonahill, Phil Burleson, and Emmet Colvin Jr. represented Ruby in this appeal.\r\n\r\nDocuments include letters testifying that in April 1964, two weeks after the jury found him guilty of murder with malice, Jack Ruby was examined by Dr. Louis Jolyon West and found to be insane at that time, as well as possibly suicidal. \r\n\r\nThe blue top cover has the following information typed on it:\r\n\r\n\"No. E-4010-J\r\n\r\nThe State of Texas                             Plaintiff\r\nvs.\r\nJack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby      Defendant\r\n\r\nIn Criminal District Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas\r\nBefore the Honorable Joe B. Brown, Judge Thereof Presiding\r\n\r\nJack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby, Appellant\r\nvs.\r\nThe State of Texas, Appellee\r\n\r\nAppealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas at \r\nAustin, Texas\r\n\r\nClayton Fowler\r\n706 Main St.\r\nDallas, Texas\r\n\r\nJoe H. Tonahill\r\nJasper, Texas\r\n\r\nPhil Burleson\r\n2420 LTV Tower\r\nDallas, Texas\r\n\r\nEmmett Colvin, Jr.\r\n706 Main St.\r\nDallas, Texas\r\n\r\nAttorneys for Defendant\r\n\r\nOffense: Murder with malice, as charged in the indictment\"\r\n\r\nIn blue handwritten ink in the top right corner of the cover (which is torn) there is a small note: \"Pet. Ex. 14\"\r\n\r\nTranscript in poor condition. Photocopied pages are yellowed. Covers are discolored and stained; edges have many tears, including losses in paper, and fold creases. Edges of three-hole punches have been worn with small tears. (JM 11/21/2019)"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paper"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/58832/full","displayOrder":"1","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"58832"},{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/58882/full","displayOrder":"3","mediaType":"Document","mediaId":"58882"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"T28 Jack Ruby vs. the State: Appeal to the Criminal Court of Appeals of Texas"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Documents"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/58832/full"},"depth":{"label":"Depth","value":["5.0800101600"]},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Jack Ruby trial","Appeal","Court records","Transcripts","Trials","Mental health","Brown, Judge Joe B.","Tonahill, Joe H.","Colvin, Emmett, Jr.","Fowler, Clayton","Sawyer, Phyllis","Burleson, Phil","West, Louis Jolyon","Ruby, Jack","Texas Court of Criminal Appeals","Criminal District Court No. 3","Dallas County Criminal Courts Building","Dallas County District Attorney's Office","State of Texas","Dallas","Austin"]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Document"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"09/01/1964"},"width":{"label":"Width","value":["21.9075438151"]},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["The Museum recorded oral histories with Ruby defense attorneys Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"66175"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"14 1/8 × 8 5/8 × 2 in. 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