Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion

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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).

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Creator: Unknown. May 18, 1966.

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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).

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"Ex Parte Jack Ruby, No. 39,613. Appeal from Dallas County. Per Curiam."

Additional description and context: Per curiam opinion from the Texas State of Criminal Appeals in the 1966 Jack Ruby habeas corpus proceeding.

The appellate court affirmed Judge Louis T. Holland's decision not to grant Ruby his freedom after his 1966 writ of habeas corpus appeal. The court observed that there was still controversy about Joe Tonahill's role as a Ruby defense lawyer. The court urged Judge Holland to empanel a jury and begin a sanity hearing to assess Ruby's mental state as soon as possible.

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Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion, legal document, May 18, 1966; Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1117888/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

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