Cause Number E. 4010-J. Sanity Hearing, June 1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Sanity Hearing, June 1966

Court transcription for a sanity hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document; certifications of the transcript are at the end of the document, signed by the court reporter, the assistant district attorney, and the judge.
Date: June 21, 1966
Creator: Kinsey, E. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 39,613. Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas (open access)

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

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.
Date: May 1966
Creator: Douglas, Leon; Wade, Henry; Alexander, William F.; Watts, Frank W.; Alsup, Al & Williamson, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion (open access)

Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion

Statement made by Judge Louis T. Holland documenting his decision regarding a habeas corpus proceeding. Holland's opinion indicates that a sanity hearing will be impaneled for Jack Ruby immediately, ahead of hearings related to Ruby's appeal (Cause No. 37,900).
Date: May 18, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966, Supplemental Transcript (open access)

Cause Number 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966, Supplemental Transcript

Reproductions of the official filed text of the "Petitioner's [Jack Ruby's] Motion Requesting Approval by Trial Judge of Statement of Facts from Habeas Corpus Hearing, Cause No. 2076." Index to information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 31, 1966
Creator: Shaw, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby (open access)

Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby

Photocopy of a legal brief compiled for Jack Ruby and filed by his defense attoneys in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It is split into two volumes: (1) excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, citations for previous cases and Texas laws, and (2) exhibits A-D providing other documentation. An index to topical arguments and other information for the first volume is at the start of the document.
Date: June 15, 1966
Creator: Tonahill, Joe H. & Colvin, Emmett, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966 (open access)

Cause Number 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966

Reproductions of court transcription documenting all proceedings related to a writ of habeas corpus filed during summer 1965 when a new judge was assigned for all further proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include copies of all motions, statements, and other court filings made in the case. Index to filings and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 18, 1966
Creator: Shaw, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Full Proceedings, 1963-1964, Second Supplemental Transcript (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Full Proceedings, 1963-1964, Second Supplemental Transcript

Court transcription documenting all proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby on the charge of "murder with malice." The proceedings include copies of all motions, statements, and other court filings made in the case after the first transcript and supplement were compiled. Index to filings and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: June 24, 1966
Creator: Shaw, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Pretrial Hearing on Sanity Trial, June 1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Pretrial Hearing on Sanity Trial, June 1966

Court transcription for a pretrial hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby convened to discuss whether there will be a sanity trial for Ruby after the withdrawl of a previously-filed affidavit.
Date: June 17, 1966
Creator: Howell, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History