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Henry Menasco Wade (November 11, 1914 – March 1, 2001) was an American lawyer who served as district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. He participated in two notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century: the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and the U.S. Supreme Court case that held abortion was a constitutional right, Roe v.
Henry Wade was the district attorney in Dallas in 1970 when Norma McCorvey — under the pseudonym Jane Roe — sued the state of Texas because under the state’s laws, she was unable to get an ...
Patrick Henry Murphy Jr. 999461 Dallas: Final petition for a writ of certiorari denied by the United States Supreme Court on November 19, 2018. [354] An execution date has been requested for Murphy. [355] James Garfield Broadnax 999549 Dallas: Final petition for a writ of certiorari denied by the United States Supreme Court on January 18, 2022 ...
Baker v. Wade 563 F.Supp 1121 (N.D. Tex. 1982), rev'd 769 F.2nd 289 (5th Cir. 1985) (en banc) cert denied 478 US 1022 (1986) is a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the sodomy law of the state of Texas. Plaintiff Donald Baker contended that the law violated his rights to privacy and equal protection.
Nov. 24, 1963: Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade tells reporters at the Dallas Police Department that conviction is likely for Lee Harvey Oswald in President Kennedy’s assassination
Newsreel footage from WFAA-TV (Dallas) and NBC shows that Ruby impersonated a newspaper reporter during a press conference held by District Attorney Henry Wade at Dallas Police Headquarters that night. [6]: 349 Wade briefed reporters that Oswald was a member of the anti-Castro Free Cuba Committee.
The 14-year-old and 15-year-old are being held in the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
Dallas County also provided life insurance for deputies. [63] Rene Guzman attempted to escape from prison in January 1973. [64] He and other escapees had sawed a hole in the prison wall using a hacksaw. [65] Guzman died in prison on August 15, 2021. Leonardo Lopez was granted parole on December 18, 1990, after requesting parole nine times.