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Melvin Belli — Part 8
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=> Melvin “Belli thought: ‘up fresh, unpleasant phrases for . s
as.yesterday, 8 and ‘also took on, the, Amer ican Bar 4sso- the jurors, “self-satished and smug.
Wat happened in Dallas, he said, “lies with the ses-ity
am. An oligarchy is in charge which says what. xou shanty
co or net do.’
Ruby murder trial, which ne,
headed, ‘until: “fired © Thursday vy the Ruby faniy, was . a)
"picpesessnated™ by Dallas; he ‘said. “If the trial -had been. -About his fising by the Rudy family, : ‘Mr. Bellf wus |
:teléyised. .all the. ‘lawyers in the United tates would have silent. “As far as I'm concerned, Jack is iny “friend? che
sare koe said e's got a case and he’s going to win it.” _ y
arched” on Dallas. moe : ; . ;
new trial motion, filed in Dailas by lawyer Priya
74: And - as’ for the’ American’ “Bar Association, whose _ ‘ : >
25 president, Walter C. Craig, criticized Mr. Belli’s courtroom i uric o listed the best-kno* - criminal tawyer in ‘Texas
ou utburst after the guilty yerdict last Saturds y Foreman, as te new member 0 of the def 2 teant
6 =. I cannot continue in tee Ameicar. 3 Agsociati - Buricson and Joe Tonanii convnued 65 Reve: bipree a
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. am to continue to‘believe in jusiice and due process. .
8 “Let him ‘(Mr: Craig), investigate the substance of the whe motion was fied with the clerk of trial Judge Jor i i
arges made ‘and not ‘the man who made the charges.” B. Brown's court and cited 36 alleged errors as grouns | .
for a new trial. It wil no doubt be denied and ihe case i
2. In Dallas, the new Ruby defense team toox the fi Fir Steen re
10" _ formal step to appeal the death sentence. taken to the state Court ot Criminal Appeais.
ee Here, in & crowded press conference Mr. Belli predicted a The Washine
2 a successful appeal, said his fee for directing the case hac! - Times
a3: been’ “zero” and renewed his denunciation -of Dallas.
‘Throughout’ the case,’ he had persisted, that Dalias,:* - ~ - The Washingtea Daily “ews
+4 ‘shocked: ‘py the assassination of ‘President Kennedy and the 7 | 7 . The Evening Star :
1,5. murder two days later of his accused assassin, could not ; New York Herald Tribune’
16 >6ive: Ruby. a fair trial. _
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