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Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel, Spring 1965

Description: Court transcription for a hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby regarding a motion to exclude attorney Joe Tonahill from further proceedings. The hearing documents examination of witnesses -- including Ruby, his brother, and the judge from the original trial -- as well as statements by the attorneys.
Date: April 1965
Creator: Bailey, L. B., Jr.
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

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

Description: 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
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

[Letter from M. M. Belli to Judge Brown, November 27, 1964]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Melvin Belli (former attorney for Jack Ruby) to judge Joe Brown (who presided over Ruby's murder trial) warning the judge that Ruby needs psychiatric attention and asking Brown to consider using the court's authority to require an examination since Ruby's current defense attorneys will not do so. Belli also mentions that he has been given permission to file an amicus curiae brief for Ruby's appeal.
Date: November 27, 1964
Creator: Belli, Melvin M., 1907-1996
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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