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Melvin Belli — Part 8

40 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Melvin Belli · 40 pages OCR'd
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“"PD-350 (4-3-62) “Me vin: Belli ‘fired: a ‘new ver- got al’salvorat: Dallas Friday and tw Meanwhile; “Jatk’ *Ruby’s : ‘Tee huffled. Jegal ‘staff took’ the. first * ial. ‘for’ ihe condemned slayer. The? fi r Belli‘ che’ was quié: Pting’; the: ABA; ‘which is corn- a “posed: of lawyers throughout: the ination,: : ess" than: 8 hours after. ‘he’ was. fired- as “chief defense lo _Mtorney, in “the Ruby case, “Tite ANNOUNCEMENT came “daring. a press’ conference in Belli’s ‘picturesque Sas ; cisco office. «Rell indicated: he Would take “no. further ‘action i in the Ruby rot owoiwiee sw . 3 0. 4 : Y i ~ _ _ Fran: “I'm sending i in a withd-awal ; (from’ the case) at the reyuesi I af the family,” he said.” . “Ariz, -who heads’ the. ABA, tei ° “buked’ ‘Belli during a San Fran-* : cisco ° * Speech Wednesday. De- ; ‘mands Mounted: for an investi- | ‘gation. “to determine . whether | ‘Belli’s: ‘conduct, * including” ‘his _ tirades after’ Ryby..was con- - - Victed,’ ‘violated’ the ABA code *: of ethics. - REPORTERS | "ASKED Belli Qurine -his press conference to comment _on his disnTissaT—ar {Mount Clipping in Space Below) ht- may ‘last three years ‘- Yous sand Breach - the U.S." Supreme™“/.* - Walter. C. Craig . ‘of Phoenix,: 7! of ~Beili ‘refused, . . Saying, Thi would® be. unfair to a sick mad: under - ‘the. ‘shadow.- of _the’“eleck- 1 "trie cbair.t?.: But! be=had pleaty to ey" ‘about: Dallas. He said, ‘Dallas is “yuled- ‘by: an ‘eligerchy-, ‘which - - Says: do. yers in’ the United States would | Vnave- ‘marched ° on Dallas ‘if” _ Ruby's rial. had _ been = ve ec. - vol TTORNEY 2: ' PHIL “ Burléso tel séned the: legal battle to sett aside “Ruby's death penaliy by filing a motion for a new trial. Iz listed 36 reasons why de- . fonze lawyers conend Ruby faited to seta ‘fair trial when": “a ‘jury “of: eight ‘men’ “and. four. = women. convicted -him Sof :the~ > murdervof- Lee* Harvey :Oswald.4 The motion was signed ‘by|, Burleson. and Joe Tonabill, a ¥ a member ofthe d the defense ‘tal 7 what . NOT ReCnasé blk aS eS s Tans (Indicate page, name newspaper, city and ; 48s So TEA ee “ee, . md i . se sea 3) Qarnorm- ad a, a area ee ‘ Di dense = teatge Py ia. So san oe ‘Si. Jack B.. Title: Cheracter: or Classification: Submitting Office: APRS 1964:
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