urn:taro:tslac.50022 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: An Inventory of Court of Criminal Appeals Records at the Texas State Archives, 1892-2008 Finding aid by Tony Black, August 1993 This EAD finding aid was created in part with funds provided by the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board for the Texas Archival Resources Online project. Texas State Library and Archives Commission August 1993 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, January 2001. Finding aid written in English. Description based on DACS. December 2008. Revised by Tony Black, May 2005. Revised by Tony Black, November 2004. Revised by Tony Black, July 2003. Revised by Nancy Enneking, March 2002. Revised by Nancy Enneking, October 2001. Revised by Nancy Enneking, Overview Texas State Archives Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals. Court of Criminal Appeals records 1892-2008 The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). These records document the activities of the court. They consist of minutes, opinions, orders, dockets, indexes, account books, correspondence, press releases, and case files that may include transcripts, briefs, exhibits, statements, memoranda, motions, warrants, questionnaires, writs, photographs, videotapes, audio cassettes, and floppy discs, dating 1892-2008. 4,311 cubic ft. Please note that most of the case files are stored at the State Records Center. Because of the possibility that portions of these records have been determined by the court to be confidential, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they can be accessed for research. Records requested before 10:00 a.m. will usually be available for review by an archivist by 4:00 p.m. the same day. Records requested after 10:00 a.m. and before 3:00 p.m will usually be available for review by an archivist by noon the next day. See the restrictions on access statement in this document for further information. Restrictions on Access

Execution case files have been found to contain documents sealed by the court according to Texas Public Information Act, 552.107(2). The same may possibly be true of regular Case files. When a researcher requests a case, the file will be reviewed by an archivist in order to remove sealed documents. The researcher will be informed that sealed documents have been removed from the file and it will then be up to the researcher to obtain permission from the Court to access the documents.

Execution case files have been found to contain personal information of jurors and prospective jurors. The same may possibly be true of regular Case files. According to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 35.29, information collected by the court or by a prosecuting attorney during the jury selection process about a person who serves as a juror, including the juror's home address, home telephone number, social security number, driver's license number, and other personal information, is confidential and may not be disclosed by the court, the prosecuting attorney, the defense counsel, or any court personnel except on application by a party in the trial or on application by a bona fide member of the news media acting in such capacity to the court in which the person is serving or did serve as a juror. On a showing of good cause, the court shall permit disclosure of the information sought. (Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 371, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993) The Court of Criminal Appeals has verified that juror information is to be withheld from the public according to the statute cited above. Therefore, when a case is requested, an archivist will review the case to ascertain whether or not juror information is present. If such information is found, the researcher will be informed and the documents will be removed from the file. If an individual wishes to access juror information, they will have to obtain permission from the Court. Because the judiciary is not covered by the Texas Public Information Act, the Archives cannot estimate how long it will take the Court to respond to a request.

Rarely, non-court documents have been found in the Execution case files. The same may possibly be true of regular Case files. Before a researcher is granted access to a case, an archivist will review the files and remove all such materials. The researcher will be informed if materials are removed. If the researcher wishes to access the documents, the Archives will contact the Court to determine the appropriate course of action on a case-by-case basis. Because the judiciary is not covered by the Texas Public Information Act, the Archives cannot estimate how long it will take the Court to respond to a request.

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

Technical Requirements

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.

Researchers wishing to access videotapes, audiotapes, or floppy discs must contact the Archives Preservation Officer to obtain the necessary equipment.

Letterpress books are extremely fragile; pages are tissue-thin and bindings are either broken already or ready to break. Therefore they may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

Agency History

A constitutional amendment adopted September 22, 1891, followed by legislation approved April 13, 1892, created the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, thereby abolishing the Court of Appeals (which had been created by the Constitution of 1876). Or, to put it another way, all civil jurisdiction was removed from the Court of Appeals, whose name was changed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases of whatever grade (i.e., for both felonies and misdemeanors). However, only appeals from state district or county courts are heard by the Court of Criminal Appeals, not appeals from justice courts, mayors' courts, or other inferior courts, or from county court cases imposing a judgment or fine of less than $100: in these cases, the judgment of the county court is final. The Court of Criminal Appeals also has original jurisdiction to investigate the detention of persons. It has the power to issue the writ of habeas corpus, and other necessary writs under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.

At first the court consisted of three judges elected by the voters, for terms of six years. (In 1966 the number was increased to five, and in 1981 to eight.) The three existing judges on the Court of Appeals in 1892 were to serve out their elected terms as judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The judges selected one of their number to be presiding judge. Like the Supreme Court at that time, the Court of Criminal Appeals held three terms annually, of three months each, at Tyler (October through December), Dallas (January through March), and Austin (April through June). The court appointed a separate clerk, and maintained separate records, for each geographical term.

Beginning in October 1909, the Court of Criminal Appeals met only in Austin, between October and June (House Bill 58, 31st Legislature, Regular Session). At that time the numbering of cases began all over, with Number 1.

Opinions were published beginning with Volume 31 of the Texas Criminal Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas (beginning with the Austin Term, 1892). The Archives and Information Services Division of the State Library has volumes 31 through 151 (1892-1946) and also volume 157 (1952).

In 1925, the 39th Legislature (in Senate Bill 370, Regular Session) created a two-member Commission in aid of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Appointed by the court, these commissioners discharged duties assigned by the court and submitted opinions to the court for approval. The practical result was the operation of a five-member judicial body. The Commission was abolished in 1966 when the legislature expanded the number of judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals to five. At that point, the Commissioners serving became Judges, pending the next regular election.

In September 1981, by constitutional amendment, the courts of civil appeals received criminal jurisdiction for the first time, to relieve the backlog in the Court of Criminal Appeals. At that time they were renamed courts of appeals, totalling fourteen in number. The appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Criminal Appeals remained exclusive, however, for cases involving the death penalty.

Scope and Contents

Succinct documentation of the court's activities during the early years is found in the minutes (1892-1941), opinions (1892-1923), and opinion registers (1921-1954). There are gaps in the minutes before 1909, and many gaps in the opinions. The volume opinions should be supplemented by the published opinions or reports. The Archives and Information Services Division of the State Library has a complete set of Texas Criminal Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Criminal Appeals between 1892 and 1946.

Other opinions and orders handed down by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals range in date from 1925 to 1983 and are as brief as practicable while still addressing every issue raised and necessary to final disposition of the appeal. The court may affirm, modify, or reverse the judgment of the court below and dismiss the case, or render the judgment or decree that the court below should have rendered. It can also reverse the judgment of the court below and remand the case for further proceedings. Some opinions are filed by individual justices concurring or dissenting from the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Opinions for those cases ending in the upholding of a death penalty (and ultimately, execution) are also located in Execution case files, 1974-2008.

Orders primarily concern applications or petitions to file for writs of habeas corpus or writs of mandamus and date from 1953 to 1972. These applications are considered and either granted or denied by the Court of Criminal Appeals. Court terms were originally held between October of one year to June of the following year. Beginning in October of 1966, court terms were extended from October of one year to September of the following year.

The dockets (assignment dockets before 1909) provide one way (if the researcher knows the year) of determining the numbers assigned to the cases heard between 1892 and 1925, although there are many gaps. Another way to determine the number of a case, especially if the researcher only knows the appellant's name, is through the general indexes (for the Tyler and Dallas terms before 1909, and for all cases between 1909 and 1947). Of course probably a better, quicker, and surer means of discovering the number is through the published Texas Criminal Reports, which has an alphabetical table of contents at the beginning of each volume.

For the period 1892-1975, the activities of the court are most thoroughly documented in the case files, which contain the legal documents filed with and during an appeal (motions, briefs, arguments, orders, opinions, statements of facts, testimony, etc.). A major gap appears in the cases, between about 1899 and 1908. Two numbering systems were used for the case files: one for the period of the three geographically distinct terms (1892-1909), and one for the period of the centralized court (1909-1975). [Note that Centralized court case files through file number 25006 and Centralized court case files from file number 25007 are listed separately online and appear at the end of the printed finding aid in the Archives Reading Room.] To access a case, therefore, the researcher needs to know three things: the number of the case; whether it was heard before or after 1909; and if before 1909, in which geographical term it was heard (Tyler, Dallas, or Austin).

The execution case files date 1974-2008 and document the death penalty appeals heard by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Criminal Appeals is exclusive for cases involving the death penalty and the appeals process in such cases is automatic. The appeals document the cases of all prisoners executed in Texas from 1999 to 2008; also included are a few cases of executions between 1993 and 1998. Additional earlier death penalty appeals (prior to 1975) may be documented in the series Case files. If you are reading this electronically, click on the link to go to the full finding aid. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder. (Texas Court of Criminal Appeals execution case files)

To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.

Organization of the Records

These records have been organized by State Archives staff into eleven series and six subseries:

Minutes, 1892-1941, 4.45 cubic ft. (9 volumes) Opinions records, 1892-1983, 54.07 cubic ft. Opinions, 1892-1923, 1925-1983, 53.73 cubic ft. Opinion registers, 1921-1954, 0.34 cubic ft. (5 volumes) Orders, 1953-1972, 0.5 cubic ft. Dockets, 1892-1925, 8.29 cubic ft. (38 volumes) Assignment dockets, 1892-1909, 4 cubic ft. (21 volumes) Dockets, 1908-1913, 1916-1925, 2.51 cubic ft. (8 volumes) Execution dockets, 1893-1909, 0.28 cubic ft. (2 volumes) Assistant Attorney General's dockets, 1895-1905, 1.5 cubic ft. (7 volumes) Indexes, 1892-1947, 2.29 cubic ft. (7 volumes) Accounting records, 1893-1944, 1.26 cubic ft. (9 volumes) Lists of appealed and referred cases, 1913-1934, 1.54 cubic ft. Correspondence, 1896-1917, 1951-1953, 1.27 cubic ft. Press releases, 1971, 1977-1979, 1983-1988, 1990-1991, 1993, fractional Case files, 1892-1975, 3,300.58 cubic ft. Execution case files, 1974-2008, 932.75 cubic ft. Index Terms

The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.

Corporate Names: Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals. Subjects: Criminal courts--Texas. Judgments, Criminal--Texas. Appellate courts--Texas. Court records--Texas. Judicial opinions--Texas. Executions and executioners--Texas. Capital punishment--Texas. Document Types: Minutes--Texas--Court records--1892-1941. Case files--Texas--Court records--1892-2008. Dockets--Texas--Court records--1892-1925. Decisions--Texas--Court records--1892-1954. Indexes (reference sources)--Texas--Court records--1892-1947. Account books--Texas--Court records--1893-1944. Correspondence--Texas--Court records--1896-2008. Opinions--Texas--Appellate courts--1892-2008. Orders (judicial records)--Texas--Appellate courts--1953-1972. Press releases--Texas--Appellate courts--1971-1993. Functions: Adjudicating. Related Material

The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.

Texas State Archives

The records of individual Texas Governors may contain additional information on cases that reached the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Texas Court of Appeals, Records, 1876-1892, 14.13 cubic ft. Texas Supreme Court, Records, 1840-1980, 6,396.81 cubic ft.

[includes criminal appeals prior to 1876]

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Execution case files, 1954-1964, 4.5 cubic ft. (RESTRICTED) Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Pardon books, 1898-1930, 2.37 cubic ft. Texas Office of the Governor, General Counsel's Office, Execution files, 1940s-1990s, 3 cubic ft. (RESTRICTED) [There is no finding aid for these unprocessed records. Call numbers are 2002/213-1 thru 3. The records will need to be reviewed by an archivist before they can be used. Ask the reference staff for further information.] Texas Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, Records, 1973-1990, bulk 1987-1990, 28 cubic ft. (see the series General Counsel Executive Clemency files, Execution case files, 1978-1990, 1.5 cubic ft.) Texas Governor George W. Bush, General Counsel's execution files, 1886, 1892, 1903, 1912-1921, 1925, 1932, 1939-2000, bulk 1986-2000, 68.24 cubic ft. Administrative Information Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processing Information

Opinions and orders processed by Lisa M. Hendricks, February 1992

Preliminary inventory of records created by Tony Black, August 1993

Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, January 2001

Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Nancy Enneking, October 2001

Case files were rekeyed, and an additional finding aid of Court of Criminal Appeals records was incorporated by Nancy Enneking, March 2002

Two accessions of execution case files added by Nancy Enneking, September 2002

One accession of execution case files added by Nancy Enneking, December 2002

Finding aid was converted to EAD 2002 by Nancy Enneking, July 2003

One accession of execution case files added by Nancy Enneking, August 2004

Restriction statement and other additions by Tony Black, November 2004

Execution case files were made a separate inventory, and encoding to DACS standards by Tony Black, May 2005

Two accessions (case files and press releases) added, and corrections made by Tony Black, December 2008

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1991/139, 1993/088, 2001/083, 2002/080, 2002/160, 2003/004, 2003/078, 2003/123, 2004/153, 2005/142, 2006/030, 2006/074, 2006/156, 2006/369, 2007/208, 2008/185

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (via the Tarlton Law Library of the University of Texas at Austin), on April 24, 1991; June 9, 1992; and directly from the Court of Criminal Appeals on January 3, 2001; November 15, 2001; July 17, 2002; September 6, 2002; November 25, 2002; February 28, 2003; June 3, 2004; April 27, 2005; October 28, 2005; November 22, 2005; May 18, 2006; August 21, 2007; and August 28, 2008; and the Texas Legislative Reference Library on January 26, 2006.

Minutes, 1892-1941, 4.45 cubic ft. (9 volumes)

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). These records document the activities of the court, by means of concise, daily narratives of its proceedings. They consist of eight volumes (and part of another) containing minutes of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1892-1941. The Tyler term appears to be missing volume 2, thus lacking minutes for October 1900 through December 1907. The Dallas term appears to be missing minutes for January 1894 through March 1907. The Austin term appears to be complete (April 1892 through May 1909). For the period after the court was centralized, minutes are complete in three typescript volumes, from October 1909 through July 1941.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Minutes, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff by term, and then chronologically. Arrangement by the creator within each volume is chronological.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993

211-095 Tyler, volume 1, October 4, 1892-December 13, 1899 211-080 Tyler, October 5-December 14, 1908 211-033 Dallas, January 7-March 22, 1893 211-080 Dallas, January 6-March 27, 1908 211-080 Dallas, January 4-April 6, 1909 211-077 Austin, volume 1, April 4, 1892-May 6, 1901 211-078 Austin, volume 2, April 1, 1901-June 26, 1907 211-079 Austin, volume 3, June 26, 1907-July 24, 1909 211-080 Austin, April 6-July 15, 1908 211-080 Austin, April 5-May 25, 1909 211-081 Volume 1, October 4, 1909-April 1, 1914 211-082 Volume 2 April 8, 1914-June 28, 1929 211-083 Volume 3 October 7, 1929-July 1, 1941 Opinion records, 1892-1983, 54.07 cubic ft.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Opinion records, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Organization

These records have been organized by State Archives staff into two subseries:

Opinions, 1892-1923, 1925-1983, 53.73 cubic ft. Opinion registers, 1921-1954, 0.34 cubic ft. (5 volumes) Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1991/139, 1993/088

Processed by

Lisa M. Hendricks, February 1992

Tony Black, August 1993

Opinions, 1892-1923, 1925-1983, 53.73 cubic ft.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). These records document the opinions issued by the court. They consist entirely of opinions handed down by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and range in date from 1892 to 1923 and 1925 to 1983. Early records comprise eighteen volumes containing the full text Records of Opinions for some terms of the Court of Criminal Appeals, namely Tyler (five volumes, 1892-1909); Dallas (two volumes, 1893-1907); Austin (two volumes, 1892-1907); one volume containing parts of all three terms (1905-1907); and eight volumes, all typescript, covering the centralized period (1909-1923). The following gaps appear in the opinion records:

Tyler term: May 23, 1895-December 1, 1896 (vol. 2) December 20, 1900-December 16, 1902 (vol. 5) November 24, 1904-October 27, 1908 (vol. 7-9) Dallas term: February 28, 1895-March 24, 1903 (vol. 2-6) June 26, 1904-February 27, 1906 (vol. 8-?) Austin term: October 1-December 6, 1892 May 19, 1898-May 30, 1905 April 27, 1907-May 18, 1909? Centralized period: March 24-November 1, 1910 (vol. 3) March 16-June 20, 1911 (vol. 5) February 8, 1912-March 14, 1916 (vol. 7-17) December 28, 1916-January 13, 1920 (vol. 19-21) December 23, 1920-February 21, 1922 (vol. 23-24)

To fill in the gaps, the researcher should consult the published Texas Criminal Reports, beginning with volume 31 (1892); the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library has volumes 31-151 (1892-1946) and volume 157 (1952).

The written opinions ranging in date from 1925 to 1983 are as brief as practicable while still addressing every issue raised and necessary to final disposition of the appeal. The court may affirm, modify, or reverse the judgment of the court below and dismiss the case, or render the judgment or decree that the court below should have rendered. It could also reverse the judgment of the court below and remand the case for further proceedings. Some opinions are filed by individual justices concurring or dissenting from the decision of the court of appeals. Court terms were originally held between October of one year to June of the following year. Beginning in October of 1966, court terms were extended from October of one year to September of the following year.

Opinions for those cases ending in the upholding of a death penalty (and ultimately, execution) are also located in Execution case files, 1974-2005.

Arrangement

The volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff by term, and then chronologically. Opinions dating from the court term beginning in October of 1925 to the term ending in September of 1972 are bound in volumes in the chronological order in which they were handed down by the court. Opinions are no longer bound dating from the term beginning in October of 1972, but have been kept within the court term in which they were handed down and are filed in folders grouped numerically by the first three digits in their unique case number. Each case number remains constant so that a particular case number may be encountered in more than one court term depending on the number of appeals filed for a particular case. (Case numbers can be ascertained by name of appellant through the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals.)

211-096 Tyler Term (1892-1909) 211-096 Tyler, vol. 1, October 15, 1892-May 22, 1895 211-100 Tyler, vol. 3, December 2, 1896-November 2, 1898 211-101 Tyler, vol. 4, November 2, 1898-December 19, 1900 211-102 Tyler, vol. 6, December 17, 1902-November 23, 1904 211-104 Tyler, vol. N, October 19, 1905-December 6, 1905; October 10, 1906-December 12, 1906 211-093 Tyler, vol. 10, October 28, 1908-May 12, 1909 211-098 Dallas Term (1893-1909) 211-098 Dallas, vol. 1, January 7, 1893-February 27, 1895 211-103 Dallas, vol. 7, March 25, 1903-June 25, 1904 211-104 Dallas, vol. N, February 28, 1906; February 6, 1907-March 20, 1907 211-097 Austin Term (1892-1909) 211-097 Austin, December 7, 1892-June 27, 1896 211-099 Austin, vol. 1, April 15, 1896-May 18, 1898 211-104 Austin, vol. N, May 31, 1905-June 24, 1905; April 18, 1906-June 29, 1906; April 10-24, 1907 211-105 Centralized period (1909-1923) 211-105 Volume 1, May 19, 1909-December 8, 1909 211-106 Volume 2, December 8, 1909-March 23, 1910 211-107 Volume 4, November 2, 1910-March 15, 1911 211-108 Volume 6, June 21, 1911-February 7, 1912 211-109 Volume 18, March 15, 1916-December 27, 1916 211-110 Volume 22, January 14, 1920-December 22, 1920 211-094 Volume 25 [?], February 22, 1922-June 14, 1922 211-111 Volume 26, October 4, 1922-February 28, 1923 1991/139-1 Opinions, October 1925- September 1972 (bound volumes) 1991/139-1 October 1925 - June 1926 1991/139-2 October 1926 - June 1927 1991/139-3 October 1927 - June 1928 1991/139-4 October 1928 - June 1929 1991/139-5 October 1929 - June 1930 1991/139-6 October 1930 - June 1931 1991/139-7 October 1931 - June 1932 1991/139-8 October 1932 - June 1933 1991/139-9 October 1933 - June 1934 1991/139-10 October 1934 - June 1936 1991/139-11 October 1936 - June 1939 1991/139-12 October 1939 - June 1940 1991/139-13 October 1940 - June 1941 1991/139-14 October 1941 - June 1942 1991/139-15 October 1942 - June 1946 1991/139-16 October 1946 - June 1948 1991/139-17 October 1948 - June 1950 1991/139-18 October 1950 - June 1952 1991/139-19 October 1952 - June 1954 1991/139-20 October 1954 - June 1955 1991/139-21 October 1955 - June 1956 1991/139-22 October 1956 - June 1957 1991/139-23 October 1957 - June 1958 1991/139-24 October 1958 - June 1959 1991/139-25 October 1959 - June 1960 1991/139-26 October 1960 - June 1961 1991/139-27 October 1961 - June 1962 1991/139-28 October 1962 - June 1963 1991/139-29 October 1963 - June 1964 1991/139-30 October 1964 - June 1965 1991/139-31 October 1965 - June 1966 1991/139-32 October 1966 - September 1967 1991/139-33 October 1967 - September 1968 1991/139-34 October 1968 - September 1969 1991/139-35 October 1969 - September 1970 1991/139-36 October 1970 - September 1971 1991/139-37 October 1, 1971-February 9, 1972 1991/139-38 February 16, 1972 - May 24, 1972 1991/139-39 May 31, 1972-September 25, 1972 1991/139-40 Opinions, October 1972 - September 1973 (not bound) 1991/139-40 26,733 1991/139-40 32,780 1991/139-40 37,860 1991/139-40 38,552 1991/139-40 40,224 1991/139-40 42,194 42,319 1991/139-40 42,743 1991/139-40 44,000's 1991/139-40 45,000's 1991/139-40 45,100's 1991/139-40 45,200's [2 folders] 1991/139-40 45,300's [2 folders] 1991/139-40 45,400's 1991/139-40 45,500's 1991/139-41 45,600's 1991/139-41 45,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-41 45,800's [3 folders] 1991/139-41 45,900's 1991/139-42 45,900's 1991/139-42 46,000's 1991/139-42 46,100's 1991/139-42 46,200's 1991/139-42 46,300's 1991/139-42 46,400's 1991/139-42 46,500's 1991/139-42 46,600's 1991/139-43 Opinions, October 1973 - September 1974 1991/139-43 35,045 1991/139-43 39,902 1991/139-43 43,000's 1991/139-43 45,000's 1991/139-43 46,000's 1991/139-43 46,148 1991/139-43 46,262 1991/139-43 46,485 1991/139-43 46,581 1991/139-43 46,600's 1991/139-43 46,700's 1991/139-43 46,800's 1991/139-43 46,900's 1991/139-43 47,000's 1991/139-43 47,100's 1991/139-43 47,200's 1991/139-43 47,300's 1991/139-43 47,400's 1991/139-44 47,500's 1991/139-44 47,600's 1991/139-44 47,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-44 47,800's 1991/139-44 47,900's [2 folders] 1991/139-45 48,000's 1991/139-45 48,100's [2 folders] 1991/139-45 48,200's [2 folders] 1991/139-45 48,300's 1991/139-46 48,300's 1991/139-46 48,400's [2 folders] 1991/139-46 48,500's [2 folders] 1991/139-46 48,600's 1991/139-47 48,600's 1991/139-47 48,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-47 48,800's [2 folders] 1991/139-47 48,900's 1991/139-47 49,000's 1991/139-48 26,081 1991/139-48 40,261 1991/139-48 45,090, 45,501 1991/139-48 46,918, 46,245 1991/139-48 47,507, 47,031, 47,032 1991/139-48 48,044, 48,074 1991/139-48 48,158 1991/139-48 48,200's 1991/139-48 48,300's 1991/139-48 48,458 1991/139-48 48,500's 1991/139-48 48,600's [2 folders] 1991/139-48 48,700's 1991/139-48 48,800's 1991/139-48 48,900's 1991/139-49 Opinions, October 1974 - September 1975 1991/139-49 49,000's [2 folders] 1991/139-49 49,100's [2 folders] 1991/139-49 49,200's [2 folders] 1991/139-49 49,300's 1991/139-50 49,300's 1991/139-50 49,400's [2 folders] 1991/139-50 49,500's [2 folders] 1991/139-50 49,600's 1991/139-51 49,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-51 49,800's [2 folders] 1991/139-51 49,900's [2 folders] 1991/139-52 50,000's 1991/139-52 50,100's 1991/139-52 50,200's 1991/139-52 50,300's 1991/139-52 50,400's 1991/139-52 50,500's 1991/139-52 50,600's 1991/139-52 50,700's 1991/139-52 50,800's 1991/139-52 50,900's 1991/139-52 51,000's 1991/139-53 Opinions, October 1975 - September 1976 1991/139-53 42,461 1991/139-53 44,437 1991/139-53 47,560 1991/139-53 48,174 1991/139-53 48,263 1991/139-53 48,334 1991/139-53 48,767 1991/139-53 49,286 1991/139-53 49,300's 1991/139-53 49,404, 49,457 1991/139-53 49,516, 49,595 1991/139-53 49,616, 49,683 1991/139-53 49,700's 1991/139-53 49,800's 1991/139-53 49,900's 1991/139-53 50,020, 50,093, 50,099 1991/139-53 50,100's 1991/139-53 50,200's 1991/139-53 50,300's 1991/139-53 50,400's 1991/139-53 50,500's 1991/139-54 50,600's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 50,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 50,800's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 50,900's [2 folders] 1991/139-55 51,000's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,100's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,200's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,300's 1991/139-56 51,300's 1991/139-54 51,400's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,500's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,600's [2 folders] 1991/139-57 51,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,800's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 51,900's [2 folders] 1991/139-54 52,000's [2 folders] 1991/139-58 52,100's 1991/139-58 52,200's 1991/139-58 52,300's 1991/139-58 52,400's 1991/139-58 52,500's 1991/139-58 52,600's 1991/139-58 52,700's 1991/139-58 52,800's 1991/139-58 52,900's 1991/139-58 53,000's 1991/139-59 Opinions, October 1976 - September 1977 1991/139-59 3,802 1991/139-59 30,246 1991/139-59 46,123 1991/139-59 47,507, 47,662 1991/139-59 48,291 1991/139-59 49,000's 1991/139-59 50,000's 1991/139-59 51,000's 1991/139-59 51,100's 1991/139-59 51,200's 1991/139-59 51,300's 1991/139-59 51,400's 1991/139-59 51,500's 1991/139-59 51,600's 1991/139-59 51,700's 1991/139-59 51,800's 1991/139-59 51,900's [2 folders] 1991/139-60 52,000's 1991/139-60 52,100's 1991/139-60 52,200's 1991/139-60 52,300's [2 folders] 1991/139-60 52,400's 1991/139-61 52,500's [2 folders] 1991/139-61 52,600's 1991/139-61 52,700's [2 folders] 1991/139-61 52,800's [2 folders] 1991/139-61 52,900's [2 folders] 1991/139-62 53,000's [2 folders] 1991/139-62 53,100's [2 folders] 1991/139-62 53,200's [2 folders] 1991/139-62 53,300's [2 folders] 1991/139-63 53,400's [2 folders] 1991/139-63 53,500's [2 folders] 1991/139-63 53,600's [2 folders] 1991/139-63 53,700's 1991/139-63 53,800's [2 folders] 1991/139-64 53,900's 1991/139-64 54,000's 1991/139-64 54,100's 1991/139-64 54,200's 1991/139-64 54,300's 1991/139-64 54,400's 1991/139-64 54,500's 1991/139-64 54,600's 1991/139-65 54,700's 1991/139-65 54,800's 1991/139-65 54,900's 1991/139-65 55,000's 1991/139-65 55,100's 1991/139-65 55,200's 1991/139-65 55,300's 1991/139-65 55,400's 1991/139-65 55,500's 1991/139-65 55,600's 1991/139-65 55,700's 1991/139-65 55,800's 1991/139-65 55,900's 1991/139-65 56,000's 1991/139-66 Opinions, October 1977 - September 1978 1991/139-66 30,246 1991/139-66 34,461 1991/139-66 49,024 1991/139-66 51,000's 1991/139-66 52,000's 1991/139-66 52,114 1991/139-66 52,300's 1991/139-66 52,430, 52,431 1991/139-66 52,565 1991/139-66 52,600's 1991/139-66 52,700's 1991/139-66 52,800's 1991/139-66 52,900's 1991/139-66 53,000's 1991/139-66 53,100's 1991/139-66 53,200's 1991/139-66 53,300's 1991/139-66 53,400's 1991/139-66 53,500's 1991/139-66 53,600's 1991/139-66 53,700's 1991/139-66 53,800's 1991/139-66 53,900's 1991/139-66 54,000's 1991/139-67 54,100's 1991/139-67 54,200's 1991/139-67 54,300's 1991/139-67 54,400's 1991/139-67 54,500's 1991/139-67 54,600's 1991/139-67 54,700's 1991/139-67 54,800's 1991/139-67 54,900's 1991/139-67 55,000's 1991/139-68 55,100's 1991/139-68 55,200's 1991/139-68 55,300's 1991/139-68 55,400's 1991/139-68 55,500's 1991/139-68 55,600's 1991/139-68 55,700's 1991/139-68 55,800's 1991/139-68 55,900's 1991/139-68 56,000's 1991/139-69 56,100's 1991/139-69 56,200's 1991/139-69 56,300's 1991/139-69 56,400's 1991/139-69 56,500's 1991/139-69 56,600's 1991/139-69 56,700's 1991/139-69 56,800's 1991/139-69 56,900's 1991/139-70 57,000's 1991/139-70 57,100's 1991/139-70 57,200's 1991/139-70 57,300's 1991/139-70 57,400's 1991/139-70 57,500's 1991/139-70 57,600's 1991/139-70 57,700's 1991/139-70 57,800's 1991/139-70 57,900's 1991/139-70 58,000's 1991/139-70 58,100's 1991/139-71 58,200's 1991/139-71 58,300's 1991/139-71 58,400's 1991/139-71 58,500's 1991/139-71 58,600's 1991/139-71 58,700's 1991/139-71 58,800's 1991/139-71 58,900's 1991/139-71 59,000's 1991/139-71 59,100's 1991/139-71 59,200's 1991/139-71 59,300's 1991/139-71 59,400's 1991/139-71 59,500's 1991/139-71 59,601, 59,603 1991/139-72 Opinions, October 1978 - September 1979 1991/139-72 36,192 1991/139-72 46,583 1991/139-72 50,857, 50,858 1991/139-72 50,941 1991/139-72 51,578, 51,970 1991/139-72 52,000's 1991/139-72 53,167, 53,186 1991/139-72 53,310, 53,331 1991/139-72 56,463 1991/139-72 53,561, 53,566 1991/139-72 53,600's 1991/139-72 53,786 1991/139-72 53,800's 1991/139-72 55,200's 1991/139-72 53,900's 1991/139-72 54,000's 1991/139-72 54,100's 1991/139-72 54,200's 1991/139-72 54,300's 1991/139-72 54,400's 1991/139-72 54,500's 1991/139-72 54,600's 1991/139-72 54,700's 1991/139-72 54,800's 1991/139-72 54,900's 1991/139-72 55,000's 1991/139-72 55,100's 1991/139-73 55,300's 1991/139-73 55,400's 1991/139-73 55,500's 1991/139-73 55,600's 1991/139-73 55,700's 1991/139-73 55,800's 1991/139-73 55,900's 1991/139-73 56,000's 1991/139-73 56,100's 1991/139-73 56,200's 1991/139-74 56,300's 1991/139-74 56,400's 1991/139-74 56,500's 1991/139-74 56,600's 1991/139-74 56,700's 1991/139-74 56,800's 1991/139-74 56,900's 1991/139-74 57,000's 1991/139-74 57,100's 1991/139-75 57,200's 1991/139-75 57,300's 1991/139-75 57,400's 1991/139-75 57,500's 1991/139-75 57,600's 1991/139-75 57,700's 1991/139-75 57,800's 1991/139-75 57,900's 1991/139-76 58,000's 1991/139-76 58,100's 1991/139-76 58,200's 1991/139-76 58,300's 1991/139-76 58,400's 1991/139-76 58,500's 1991/139-76 58,600's 1991/139-76 58,700's 1991/139-76 58,800's 1991/139-76 58,900's 1991/139-76 59,000's 1991/139-76 59,100's 1991/139-76 59,200's 1991/139-76 59,300's 1991/139-76 59,400's 1991/139-76 59,500's 1991/139-77 59,600's 1991/139-77 59,700's 1991/139-77 59,800's 1991/139-77 59,900's 1991/139-77 60,000's 1991/139-77 60,100's 1991/139-77 60,200's 1991/139-77 60,300's 1991/139-77 60,400's 1991/139-77 60,500's 1991/139-77 60,600's 1991/139-78 60,700's 1991/139-78 60,800's 1991/139-78 60,900's 1991/139-78 61,000's 1991/139-78 61,100's 1991/139-78 61,200's 1991/139-78 61,300's 1991/139-78 61,400's 1991/139-78 61,500's 1991/139-78 61,600's 1991/139-78 61,700's 1991/139-78 61,800's 1991/139-78 61,900's 1991/139-78 62,000's 1991/139-78 62,100's 1991/139-78 62,200's 1991/139-78 62,300's 1991/139-78 62,600's 1991/139-78 62,705 1991/139-79 Opinions, October 1979 - September 1980 1991/139-79 50,412 1991/139-79 50,613 1991/139-79 55,916 1991/139-79 51,116 1991/139-79 51,871 1991/139-79 52,466 1991/139-79 52,812 1991/139-79 53,146 1991/139-79 53,679 1991/139-79 53,713 1991/139-79 53,890 1991/139-79 53,939, 53,948 1991/139-79 54,136 1991/139-79 54,451 1991/139-79 54,596 1991/139-79 54,732 1991/139-79 55,007, 55,079 1991/139-79 55,134 1991/139-79 55,228, 55,259 1991/139-79 55,448, 55,466 1991/139-79 55,586, 55,590, 55,592 1991/139-79 55,600's 1991/139-79 55,796, 55,797 1991/139-79 55,811, 55,823 1991/139-79 55,902, 55,910, 1991/139-79 56,000's 1991/139-79 56,100's 1991/139-79 56,227 1991/139-79 56,300's 1991/139-79 56,400's 1991/139-79 56,544 1991/139-79 56,600's 1991/139-79 56,747, 56,745 1991/139-79 56,800's 1991/139-79 56,906, 56,990 1991/139-79 57,000's 1991/139-79 57,102, 57,175 1991/139-79 57,200's 1991/139-79 57,300's 1991/139-79 57,400's 1991/139-79 57,500's 1991/139-79 57,600's 1991/139-79 57,700's 1991/139-79 57,800's 1991/139-79 57,900's 1991/139-80 58,000's 1991/139-80 58,100's 1991/139-80 58,200's 1991/139-80 58,300's 1991/139-80 58,400's 1991/139-80 58,500's 1991/139-80 58,600's 1991/139-80 58,700's 1991/139-80 58,800's 1991/139-80 58,900's 1991/139-81 59,000's 1991/139-81 59,100's 1991/139-81 59,200's 1991/139-81 59,300's 1991/139-81 59,400's 1991/139-81 59,500's 1991/139-81 59,600's 1991/139-81 59,700's 1991/139-81 59,800's 1991/139-81 59,900's 1991/139-81 60,000's 1991/139-81 60,100's 1991/139-81 60,200's 1991/139-81 60,300's 1991/139-81 60,400's 1991/139-81 60,500's 1991/139-81 60,600's 1991/139-81 60,700's 1991/139-81 60,800's 1991/139-81 60,900's 1991/139-81 61,000's 1991/139-81 61,100's 1991/139-81 61,200's 1991/139-82 61,300's 1991/139-82 61,400's 1991/139-82 61,500's 1991/139-82 61,600's 1991/139-82 61,700's 1991/139-82 61,800's 1991/139-82 61,900's 1991/139-82 62,000's 1991/139-82 62,100's 1991/139-82 62,200's 1991/139-82 62,300's 1991/139-82 62,400's 1991/139-82 62,500's 1991/139-82 62,600's 1991/139-83 62,700's 1991/139-83 62,800's 1991/139-83 62,900's 1991/139-83 63,000's 1991/139-83 63,100's 1991/139-83 63,200's 1991/139-83 63,300's 1991/139-83 63,400's 1991/139-83 63,500's 1991/139-83 63,600's 1991/139-83 63,700's 1991/139-84 63,800's 1991/139-84 63,900's 1991/139-84 64,000's 1991/139-84 64,100's 1991/139-84 64,200's 1991/139-84 64,300's 1991/139-84 64,400's 1991/139-84 64,500's 1991/139-84 64,600's 1991/139-84 64,700's 1991/139-84 64,800's 1991/139-84 64,900's 1991/139-84 65,000's 1991/139-84 65,100's 1991/139-84 65,200's 1991/139-84 65,300's 1991/139-84 65,400's 1991/139-84 65,500's 1991/139-84 65,600's 1991/139-84 65,739, 65,795 1991/139-84 65,843 1991/139-85 Opinions, October 1980 - September 1981 1991/139-85 51,792 1991/139-85 54,153 1991/139-85 54,769 1991/139-85 55,299 1991/139-85 56,235, 56,236 1991/139-85 56,400's 1991/139-85 56,591 1991/139-85 56,669, 56,695 1991/139-85 56,991, 56,997 1991/139-85 57,973 1991/139-85 58,000's 1991/139-85 58,100's 1991/139-85 58,273 1991/139-85 58,330 1991/139-85 58,400's 1991/139-85 58,500's 1991/139-85 58,600's 1991/139-85 58,700's 1991/139-85 57,023 1991/139-85 58,918 1991/139-85 57,175, 57,195 1991/139-85 57,349, 57,355 1991/139-85 57,566 1991/139-85 57,602, 57,628 1991/139-85 57,765, 57,791 1991/139-85 57,822 1991/139-85 58,800's, 58,906, 1991/139-85 59,000's 1991/139-85 59,100's 1991/139-85 59,200's 1991/139-85 59,300's 1991/139-85 59,400's 1991/139-86 59,500's 1991/139-86 59,600's 1991/139-86 59,700's 1991/139-86 59,800's 1991/139-86 59,900's 1991/139-86 60,000's 1991/139-86 60,100's 1991/139-86 60,200's 1991/139-86 60,300's 1991/139-87 60,400's 1991/139-87 60,500's 1991/139-87 60,600's 1991/139-87 60,700's 1991/139-87 60,800's 1991/139-87 60,900's 1991/139-87 61,000's 1991/139-87 61,100's 1991/139-87 61,200's 1991/139-87 61,300's 1991/139-87 61,400's 1991/139-87 61,500 1991/139-87 61,600's 1991/139-87 61,700's 1991/139-87 61,845 1991/139-87 61,900's 1991/139-87 62,000's 1991/139-87 62,100's 1991/139-87 62,200's 1991/139-87 62,300's 1991/139-87 62,400's 1991/139-87 62,534 1991/139-87 62,600's 1991/139-87 62,700's 1991/139-87 62,800's 1991/139-87 62,900's 1991/139-88 63,000's 1991/139-88 63,100's 1991/139-88 63,200's 1991/139-88 63,300's 1991/139-88 63,400's 1991/139-88 63,500's 1991/139-88 63,600's 1991/139-88 63,700's 1991/139-88 63,800's 1991/139-88 63,926 1991/139-88 64,000's 1991/139-88 64,100's 1991/139-88 64,200's 1991/139-88 64,300's 1991/139-88 64,400's 1991/139-88 64.500's 1991/139-88 64,600's 1991/139-88 64,700's 1991/139-88 64,800's 1991/139-88 64,900's 1991/139-88 65,000's 1991/139-88 65,100's 1991/139-88 65,200's 1991/139-88 65,300's 1991/139-88 65,400's 1991/139-88 65,500's 1991/139-88 65,600's 1991/139-88 65,700's 1991/139-89 65,800's 1991/139-89 65,900's 1991/139-89 66,000's 1991/139-89 66,100's 1991/139-89 66,200's 1991/139-89 66,300's 1991/139-89 66,400's 1991/139-89 66,500's 1991/139-89 66,600's 1991/139-89 66,700's 1991/139-89 66,800's 1991/139-89 66,900's 1991/139-90 67,000's 1991/139-90 67,100's 1991/139-90 67,200's 1991/139-90 67,300's 1991/139-90 67,400's 1991/139-90 67,500's 1991/139-90 7,600's 1991/139-90 67,700's 1991/139-90 67,800's 1991/139-90 67,900's 1991/139-90 68,000's 1991/139-90 68,100's 1991/139-90 68,200's 1991/139-90 68,300's 1991/139-90 68,400's 1991/139-90 68,500's 1991/139-90 68,800's 1991/139-91 Opinions, October 1981 - September 1982 1991/139-91 50-82 1991/139-91 002-82 1991/139-91 008-81 1991/139-91 014-81 1991/139-91 017-82 1991/139-91 025-82 1991/139-91 026-82 1991/139-91 038-82 1991/139-91 049-82 1991/139-91 053-82 1991/139-91 100-82 1991/139-91 103-82 1991/139-91 108-82 1991/139-91 115-82 1991/139-91 117-82 1991/139-91 119-82 1991/139-91 159-82 / 160-82 1991/139-91 166-82 1991/139-91 188-82 / 189-82 / 190-82 1991/139-91 235-82 1991/139-91 256-82 1991/139-91 263-82 1991/139-91 278-82 1991/139-91 280-82 1991/139-91 287-82 1991/139-91 289-82 1991/139-91 337-82 1991/139-91 355-82 1991/139-91 386-82 1991/139-91 459-82 1991/139-91 476-82 1991/139-91 522-82 1991/139-91 548-82 1991/139-91 49,328 1991/139-91 52,384 1991/139-91 52,999 1991/139-91 55,470 1991/139-91 56,634 1991/139-91 56,847 / 56,848 1991/139-91 57,272 1991/139-91 57,536, 57,579 1991/139-91 57,848 1991/139-91 58,051 1991/139-91 58,125 1991/139-91 58,241 1991/139-91 58,580 1991/139-91 58,654 1991/139-91 58,775, 58,785 1991/139-91 58,970 1991/139-91 59,000's 1991/139-91 59,213, 59,267 1991/139-91 59,313, 59,335, 59,348 1991/139-91 59,796 1991/139-91 59,800's 1991/139-91 59,944 1991/139-92 60,000's 1991/139-92 60,100's 1991/139-92 60,200's 1991/139-92 60,300's 1991/139-92 60,400's 1991/139-92 60,500's 1991/139-92 60,600's 1991/139-92 60,700's 1991/139-92 60,800's 1991/139-92 60,900's 1991/139-92 61,000's 1991/139-92 61,100's 1991/139-92 61,200's 1991/139-93 61,300's 1991/139-93 61,400's 1991/139-93 61,500's 1991/139-93 61,600's 1991/139-93 61,700's 1991/139-93 61,800's 1991/139-93 61,900's 1991/139-93 62,000's 1991/139-93 62,100's 1991/139-94 62,200's 1991/139-94 62,300's 1991/139-94 62,400's 1991/139-94 62,500's 1991/139-94 62,600's 1991/139-94 62,700's 1991/139-94 62,800's 1991/139-94 62,900's 1991/139-94 63,000's 1991/139-94 63,100's 1991/139-94 63,200's 1991/139-94 63,300's 1991/139-94 63,400's 1991/139-95 63,500's 1991/139-95 63,600's 1991/139-95 63,762 1991/139-95 63,830, 63,880 1991/139-95 63,977, 63,997 1991/139-95 64,100's 1991/139-95 64,200 1991/139-95 64,326 1991/139-95 64,406 1991/139-95 64,500's 1991/139-95 64,621 1991/139-95 64,758 1991/139-95 64,800's 1991/139-95 64,943 1991/139-95 65,169, 65,183 1991/139-95 65,200's 1991/139-95 65,300's 1991/139-95 65,451 1991/139-95 65,587 1991/139-95 65,686 1991/139-95 65,728, 65,774 1991/139-95 65,800's 1991/139-95 65,958, 65,997 1991/139-95 66,000's 1991/139-95 66,173 / 66,345 1991/139-95 66,215, 66,248 1991/139-95 66,318, 66,347 1991/139-95 66,400's 1991/139-95 66,500's 1991/139-95 66,600's 1991/139-95 66,700's 1991/139-95 66,800's 1991/139-95 66,900's 1991/139-95 67,000's 1991/139-95 67,100's 1991/139-95 67,200's 1991/139-95 67,300's 1991/139-95 67,400's 1991/139-95 67,500's 1991/139-95 67,600's 1991/139-95 67,700's 1991/139-95 67,800's 1991/139-95 67,900's 1991/139-96 68,000's 1991/139-96 68,100's 1991/139-96 68,200's 1991/139-96 68,300's 1991/139-96 68,400's 1991/139-96 68,500's 1991/139-96 68,600's 1991/139-96 68,700's 1991/139-96 68,800's 1991/139-96 68,900's 1991/139-96 69,000's 1991/139-97 Opinions, October 1982 - September 1983 1991/139-97 000-00's 1991/139-97 100-00's 1991/139-97 200-00's 1991/139-97 300-00's 1991/139-97 400-00's 1991/139-97 500-00's 1991/139-97 600-00's 1991/139-97 700-00's 1991/139-97 800-00's 1991/139-97 900-00's 1991/139-97 1000-00's 1991/139-97 13-82-037 1991/139-97 0679-83 1991/139-97 55,587 1991/139-97 57,919 1991/139-97 58,000's 1991/139-97 59,000's 1991/139-98 60,000's 1991/139-98 60,100's 1991/139-98 60,200's 1991/139-98 60,300's 1991/139-98 60,400's 1991/139-98 60,500's 1991/139-98 60,600's 1991/139-98 60,700's 1991/139-98 60,800's 1991/139-98 60,900's 1991/139-98 61,000's 1991/139-98 61,100's 1991/139-98 61,200's 1991/139-98 61,300's 1991/139-98 61,400's 1991/139-98 61,500's 1991/139-98 61,600's 1991/139-98 61,700's 1991/139-98 61,800's 1991/139-98 61,900's 1991/139-98 62,000's 1991/139-98 62,100's 1991/139-98 62,200's 1991/139-98 62,300's 1991/139-98 62,400's 1991/139-98 62,500's 1991/139-98 62,600's 1991/139-98 62,700's 1991/139-98 62,800's 1991/139-98 62,900's 1991/139-99 63,000's 1991/139-99 63,100's 1991/139-99 63,200's 1991/139-99 63,300's 1991/139-99 63,400's 1991/139-99 63,500's 1991/139-99 63,600's 1991/139-99 63,700's 1991/139-99 63,800's 1991/139-99 63,900's 1991/139-99 64,000's 1991/139-99 64,100's 1991/139-99 64,200's 1991/139-99 64,300's 1991/139-99 64,400's 1991/139-99 64,500's 1991/139-99 64,600's 1991/139-99 64,700's 1991/139-99 64,800's 1991/139-99 64,900's 1991/139-100 65,000's 1991/139-100 65,100's 1991/139-100 65,200's 1991/139-100 65,300's 1991/139-100 65,400's 1991/139-100 65,500's 1991/139-100 65,600's 1991/139-100 65,700's 1991/139-100 65,800's 1991/139-100 65,900's 1991/139-100 66,000's 1991/139-100 66,100's 1991/139-100 66,200's 1991/139-100 66,300's 1991/139-100 66,400's 1991/139-100 66,500's 1991/139-100 66,600's 1991/139-100 66,700's 1991/139-100 66,800's 1991/139-100 66,900's 1991/139-100 67,000's 1991/139-100 67,100's 1991/139-100 67,200's 1991/139-100 67,300's 1991/139-100 67,446 1991/139-100 67,500's 1991/139-100 67,600's 1991/139-100 67,700's 1991/139-100 67,800's 1991/139-100 67,900's 1991/139-101 004-83 1991/139-101 68,000's 1991/139-101 68,100's 1991/139-101 68,200's 1991/139-101 68,300's 1991/139-101 68,400's 1991/139-101 68,500's 1991/139-101 68,600's 1991/139-101 68,700's 1991/139-101 68,800's 1991/139-101 68,900's 1991/139-102 69,000's [2 folders] 1991/139-102 Opinions, October 1983 - September 1984 (Please note: Records present for the 1983 portion of this term only.) 1991/139-102 000-00's 1991/139-102 100-00's 1991/139-102 200-00's 1991/139-102 300-00's 1991/139-102 400-00's 1991/139-102 505-83 1991/139-102 600-00's 1991/139-102 700-00's 1991/139-102 800-00's 1991/139-102 900-00's 1991/139-102 0000-00's 1991/139-102 1000-00's 1991/139-102 58,605 1991/139-102 60,130 1991/139-102 60,872 1991/139-102 60,996 1991/139-102 61,060 1991/139-102 61,396 1991/139-102 62,067 / 62,068 1991/139-102 62,417, 62,425 1991/139-102 62,562, 62,598 1991/139-102 62,626 1991/139-102 62,752 1991/139-102 63,004 1991/139-103 63,200's 1991/139-103 63,300's 1991/139-103 63,400's 1991/139-103 63,500's 1991/139-103 63,600's 1991/139-103 63,700's 1991/139-103 63,800's 1991/139-103 63,900's 1991/139-103 64,000's 1991/139-103 64,126, 64,134 1991/139-103 64,355, 64,367 1991/139-103 64,405 1991/139-103 64,655 1991/139-103 64,970 1991/139-103 65,000 1991/139-103 65,164 1991/139-103 65,751 1991/139-103 65,821 1991/139-103 65,911 1991/139-103 66,036 1991/139-103 66,131 1991/139-103 66,301 1991/139-103 66,696 1991/139-103 66,708 1991/139-103 66,966 1991/139-103 67,064 1991/139-103 67,196 1991/139-103 67,294 1991/139-103 67,322 1991/139-103 67,451, 67,452 1991/139-103 68,000's 1991/139-103 68,100's 1991/139-103 68,208, 68,253 1991/139-103 68,300's 1991/139-103 68,400's 1991/139-103 68,500's 1991/139-103 68,600's 1991/139-103 68,700's 1991/139-103 68,800's 1991/139-103 69,100's 1991/139-103 69,200's 1991/139-103 Laws, 65th Legislature, 1978 [pamphlet] Opinion registers, 1921-1954, 0.34 cubic ft. (5 volumes)

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. Within each volume arrangement by the creator is usually chronological; one opinion register is alphabetical by county, and the index is alphabetical by name of appellant.

211-132 Docket of Cases Written by Judge W. C. Morrow since January 1921 211-135 Opinions by Judge W. C. Morrow since January 1921 [alphabetical by county] 211-133 Index of Cases Decided by Judge W. C. Morrow since October 1, 1932 [alphabetical by appellant] 211-131 Opinions by Judges George Calhoun and C. G. Krueger (1927-1933) and (1933-1935), 1927-1935 211-130 Opinions Written by [Cases Decided by] Judge H. N. Graves, October 29, 1937-December 31, 1954 Orders, 1953-1972, 0.5 cubic ft.

Arrangement

These records were arranged by the creator in reverse numerical order, by application number.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Orders, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Accession Information

Accession number: 1991/139

Processed by

Lisa M. Hendricks, February 1992

1991/139-104 No. 3672 - No. 805 1991/139-104 No. 799 - No. 516 1991/139-104 No. 575 - No. 351 1991/139-104 No. 350 - No. 176 1991/139-104 No. 175 - No. 1 Dockets, 1892-1925, 8.29 cubic ft. (38 volumes)

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Dockets, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Organization

These records have been organized by State Archives staff into four subseries:

Assignment dockets, 1892-1909, 4 cubic ft. (21 volumes) Dockets, 1908-1913, 1916-1925, 2.51 cubic ft. (8 volumes) Execution dockets, 1893-1909, 0.28 cubic ft. (2 volumes) Assistant Attorney General's dockets, 1895-1905, 1.5 cubic ft. (7 volumes) Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993

Assignment dockets, 1892-1909, 4 cubic ft. (21 volumes)

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). These records document the docketing activities of the court. They consist of 21 assignment dockets, volumes dating 1892 through 1909, which include the following information: docket number, attorneys, parties (i.e., style), county, crime (usually specific if a felony, otherwise simply whether a felony or misdemeanor), sentence (usually, if a felony), date filed, orders of the former term, and orders of the present term. These last two columns provide a case history (e.g., Mandate 6/29/1900. May 16, 1900: Submitted on brief for appellant (776); May 23, 1900: Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Davidson, P.J. (783).) Separate dockets were maintained until 1909 for each of the three terms of the court: Tyler (4 volumes), Dallas (5 volumes), and Austin (12 volumes). Many years are not represented, especially in the Tyler and Dallas terms; the extant dockets represent less than one-half of the total possible. Three of the dockets have separate indexes (all for the Austin term, 1896, 1905, and 1908).

Note: an assignment was a two week period within a term during which appeals were heard from one particular geographical area; the fifth assignment was reserved for cases transferred from other branches of the court, and for felony cases sent directly from counties not named in preceding assignments. With the centralization of the Court in Austin, 1909, the assignment system was abolished.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff by term, and therein chronologically. Arrangement by the creator within each docket volume is by assignment (1st through 5th), and then numerical within each assignment.

211-040 Tyler Term (1892-1909) 211-040 Tyler Term, 1892, #1-595, October 4, 1892-December 22 1892 211-043 Tyler Term, 1898, #1620-1965, January-December 28, 1898) 211-061 Tyler Term, 1899, #1865-2200, September 26, 1898-February 8, 1900 211-062 Tyler Term, 1905, #3101-3389, May 15, 1905-December 23, 1905 211-041 Dallas Term (1893-1909) 211-041 Dallas Term, vol. 2, #81-466, January 2, 1893-March 28, 1894 211-042 Dallas Term, vol. 3, 1895, #81-758, January 2, 1893-July 27, 1895 211-049 Dallas Term, vol. 5, 1897, #263-1332, December 14, 1893-March 8, 1897 211-046 Dallas Term, 1902, #2500-2757, March 29, 1902-March 25, 1903 211-052 Dallas Term, 1908, #3978-4353, April 15, 1907-March 16, 1908 211-073 Austin Term (1892-1909) 211-073 Austin, April Term, 1894, #212-541, May 24, 1893-September 23, 1894 211-064 Austin, April Term, 1896, #547-1109, December 5, 1895-August 25, 1896 [index = 211-084] 211-044 Austin, April Term, 1898, #548-1864, December 15, 1895-December 15, 1898) 211-045 Austin, April Term, 1899, #548-1864, December 15, 1895-December 22, 1899) 211-118 Austin, April Term, 1900, #1836-2066, June 26, 1899-December 1, 1900 211-112 Austin, April Term, 1901, #2058-2263, August 30, 1890-November 9, 1901) [spine erroneously says Court of Civil Appeals] 211-117 Austin, April Term, 1902, #2248-2448, July 27, 1901-September 20, 1902 211-047 Austin, April Term, 1903, #2428-2665, July 11, 1902-December 2, 1903 211-048 Austin, April Term, 1905, #2843-3105, June 28, 1904-December 27, 1905 [index = 211-085] 211-050 Austin, April Term, 1907, #3371-3695, July 21, 1906-December 2, 1907 211-051 Austin, April Term, 1908, #3631-3970, July 11, 1907-December 7, 1908 [index = 211-125] 211-053 Austin, April Term, 1909, #3952-4329, August 28, 1908-July 16, 1909 Dockets, 1908-1913, 1916-1925, 2.51 cubic ft. (8 volumes)

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). These records document the docketing activities of the court. They consist of eight dockets, volumes covering Cases 1 thru 2712, and 4336 thru 9849 (1908-1913 and 1916-1925). They contain the same information, in the same format, as the assignment dockets: docket number, attorneys, parties (i.e., style), county, crime (if a felony, otherwise simply misdemeanor), sentence, date filed, orders of the former term, and orders of the present term. These dockets cover the first two decades of the centralized period of the Court of Criminal Appeals (beginning with the 1909 term which started in October, but including cases which had been filed as early as September 1908, and extending through October 3, 1925). There appears to be only one gap, namely between October 1913 and December 19, 1916 (Cases Number 2713 thru 4335). Each docket volume contains an index.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically, which is also numerically by docket number. Arrangement by the creator within each volume is strictly numerical by docket number.

211-063 Cases 1-1356 (September 7, 1908-July 1, 1911) 211-065 Cases 1357-2712 (July 3, 1911-July 31, 1913) 211-066 Cases 4336-5157 (December 20, 1916-August 5, 1918) 211-067 Cases 5158-5997 (August 6, 1918-September 16, 1920) 211-068 Cases 5998-6651 (September 16, 1920-October 24, 1921) 211-069 Cases 6652-7803 (October 22, 1921-April 7, 1923) 211-070 Cases 7804-9009 (April 7, 1923-September 19, 1924) 211-071 Cases 9010-9849 (September 20, 1924-October 3, 1925) Execution dockets, 1893-1909, 0.28 cubic ft. (2 volumes)

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff by term. Arrangement by the creator within each volume is numerical by docket number, which is also chronological.

211-072 Dallas Branch, #1-439, 1893-1894, and #1950-2408, 1900-1902 [with index] 211-122 Austin, #52-4264, 1893-1909 Assistant Attorney General's dockets, 1895-1905, 1.5 cubic ft. (7 volumes)

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff by term, and therein chronologically. Arrangement by the creator within each volume is numerical by docket number, which is also chronological.

211-056 Tyler Term, 1897 [extremely deteriorated] 211-060 Dallas Term, 1905 211-055 Austin Term, 1895 211-054 Austin Term, 1897 211-057 Austin Term, 1899 211-058 Austin Term, 1901 211-059 Austin Term, 1903 Indexes, 1892-1947, 2.29 cubic ft. (7 volumes)

The General Indexes for the Tyler term (Cases #1 thru 4218) and the Dallas term (Cases #1 thru 4668), each covering the entire period of their existence, 1892-1909, give the following information: appellant vs. appellee, primitive number, final number, volume of opinion record, and page.

There is one General Index, 1876-1920, which covers: the earlier Court of Appeals (1876-1892), the Austin term of the Court of Criminal Appeals (1892-1909), and the centralized Court of Criminal Appeals (1909-1920).

This index gives the following information: appellant, appellee, county, how disposed of (e.g. R[eversed], R[eversed] & R[emanded], Aff[irmed]), opinion by, record (e.g. J531, L66, N180, etc.), and [page?] number. Beginning with 1909 (which starts the centralized period of the Court of Criminal Appeals), this same index adds Docket Numbers in the appellee column (Cases #1-5607). The major disadvantages of this index are the lack of distinction between Court of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals cases (since no dates are given), and the lack of docket numbers for cases until 1909.

Another General Index covers the centralized period, from October 1919 thru September 1947 [Cases #5567-23, 907]. Information given in this index includes: number, appellant, county, how disposed of, opinion by, record, and number.

Finally, there are three indexes to dockets for the Court of Criminal Appeals, all for the Austin term, dated 1896, 1905, and 1908. All three have been identified as to which docket they pertain. The information these indexes provide includes number, parties, county, and page number.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff by type of index, then by term if applicable, and then roughly chronologically. Each index was arranged by the creator roughly alphabetically by the last name of the appellant.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Indexes, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993

211-087 General Indexes, 1892-1909 211-087 General Index, Tyler, [#1-4218], 1892-1909 211-086 General Index, Dallas, vol. 1, [#1-4668], 1892-1909 211-025 General Index, Austin, [no case numbers], 1892-1909 211-025 General Indexes, Centralized period, 1909-1947 211-025 General Index, [ Cases #1-5607], 1909-1920 211-088 General Index, October 1, 1919-September 1947 [Cases #5567-23, 907], 211-084 Indexes to Dockets, 1896-1908 211-084 Index to Docket, [Austin], 1896 [to Volume 211-064] 211-085 Index to Docket, [Austin], 1905 [to Volume 211-048] 211-125 Index to Docket, [Austin], 1908 [to Volume 211-051] Accounting records, 1893-1944, 1.26 cubic ft. (9 volumes)

The Attorney's Receipts for Transcript and Papers, Dallas term (1893-1906), contains the following information: number of case, number of papers, style of case, name of attorney receiving the papers, when received, and when returned.

There is a General volume, with index, dated 1896 giving cash accounts.

There are two Fee Books, one for Dallas (1907-1909) and one for Austin (1909-1913), which give the following information: number, parties and county, mandate (when issued and to whom delivered), execution (when issued and to whom sent), bill of costs, and remarks.

A Collections Book (1909-1923) contains the following information: date, number, style, fees clerk of court, costs Attorney General, total, miscellaneous. The collections are mostly for copy opinions.

There are three Appropriations books (1917-1942).

Finally, there is part of a volume which includes an Inventory of State Property, Court of Criminal Appeals, dated September 1944.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff roughly chronologically. Arrangement by the creator within each volume is also chronological.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Accounting records, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993

211-039 Attorney's Receipts for Transcript and Papers, Dallas, Vol. 1, January 2, 1893-September 27, 1906 211-089 General volume, Cash/accounts, 1896 [with index] 211-075 Fee Book, Dallas, February 7, 1907-June 11, 1909 211-076 Fee Book, Austin, Number 3, October 11, 1909-May 2, 1913 211-115 Collections, June 14, 1909-August 1923 211-090 Appropriations, September 1917-August 1923 211-091 Appropriations, April 1925-August 1932 211-128 Appropriations, 1932-1942 211-024 Inventory of State Property, Court of Criminal Appeals, September 1944 Lists of appealed and referred cases, 1913-1934, 1.54 cubic ft.

The first type is a volume, a Clerk's Record listing cases filed between January 1913 and January 1923. Information in this volume includes style of case (actually, name of the Appellee), county, offense, date of appeal, date of filing certificate, date of filing record, and remarks.

The second type are certified lists of appealed cases, 1916-1921, filed by county and district clerks with the clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals. These loose reports include the style of the case, the offense, the date of judgment, and the date of the notice of appeal.

The third type of lists are compiled into a volume (some entered, some simply stapled to a page), and comprise lists of cases referred or transferred by the Commission in Aid of the the Court of Criminal Appeals, 1925-1934. Information on these lists includes case number, name of appellant, and county.

Arrangement

These records have been arranged by State Archives staff roughly chronologically. Arrangement by the creator within the first volume is chronological by the date of filing the certificate. Certified lists of appealed cases are filed by the creator alphabetically by the name of the county.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Lists of appealed and referred cases, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993

211-114 Clerk's Record, January 12, 1913-January 22, 1923 1993/088-3286 Certified Lists of Appealed Cases, 1916-1921, Counties A thru G 1993/088-3287 Certified Lists of Appealed Cases, 1916-1921, Counties H thru W 211-024 Lists of Cases Referred to Commission of Appeals, 1925-1934 Correspondence, 1896-1917, 1951-1953, 1.27 cubic ft.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). A clerk is appointed to handle administrative duties relating to the court's functions. These records document some of the activities of the court clerk. They consist of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, with two clerks of the Court of Criminal Appeals, widely separated by time: E. P. Smith (1896-1917), and Glenn Haynes (1951-1953). In both groups, some of the letters refer to specific cases heard by the court, and are to and from attorneys, district clerks, U.S. district attorneys, etc. The remainder of the letters in both groups concern relatively routine housekeeping matters, and are to and from banks, publishers, and other private firms. Correspondence from 1952-1953 is between the clerk and West Publishing Company. These letters involve specific cases, and include lists of motions for rehearing without written opinions, requests for editorial corrections, etc.

Besides the loose correspondence, there are two letterpress books, which contain copies of letters sent by E. P. Smith, 1905-1911, mainly concerning moneys owed and received for court costs (i.e., execution.)

As a whole these letters are valuable chiefly as samples of the typical business conducted by the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Arrangement

These records have been arranged by State Archives staff roughly chronologically. Within each letterpress book arrangement by the creator is chronological.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Correspondence, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Technical Requirements

Letterpress books are extremely fragile; pages are tissue-thin and bindings are either broken already or ready to break. Therefore they may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993

1993/088-3288 Correspondence, E. P. Smith (Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals), A thru E, 1896-1917 1993/088-3288 Payroll of officers and employees of Court of Criminal Appeals, July 1917 211-092 Letterpress Book, E. P. Smith, June 2, 1905-July 29, 1908 211-129 Letterpress Book, E. P. Smith, August 10, 1908-July 19, 1911 1993/088-3289 Correspondence, Glenn Haynes (Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals), 1951 1993/088-3289 Correspondence with West Publishing, Glenn Haynes (Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals), 1952-1953 Press releases, 1971, 1977-1979, 1983-1988, 1990-1991, 1993, fractional

Arrangement

These records are arranged by State Archives staff in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Press releases, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2006/156

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on January 26, 2006.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Processed by

Tony Black, December 2008

2006 Accessions Box 3 (2006/156) Press releases, 1971, 1977-1979, 1983-1988, 1990-1991, 1993 Case files, 1892-1975, 3,300.58 cubic ft.

A significant gap in the case files exists, between 1899 (Case #1699) and 1908 (Case #4668?). Only about eighteen cases are extant for this period, with only nine of any size. These are retained at the Archives rather than being stored off-site.

Two numbering systems existed for the case files: one for the period of the three geographically distinct terms (1892-1909), and one for the period of the centralized court (1909-1975). During the first period (1892-1909), each term (Tyler, Dallas, and Austin) maintained separate numbers for their cases; consequently, the same case number may be used for up to three different cases, requiring the researcher to specify which term he desires for that case (e.g. #889 Dallas). Beginning with the second period (starting October 1909), that of the centralized court, only one numbering system is used.

[Note that Centralized court case files through file number 25006 and Centralized court case files from file number 25007 are listed separately online and appear at the end of the printed finding aid in the Archives Reading Room.]

Note: Most of these records are stored at the State Records Center. Records requested before 10:00 a.m. will usually be available for review by an archivist by 4:00 p.m. the same day. Records requested after 10:00 a.m. and before 3:00 p.m will usually be available for review by an archivist by noon the next day. See the restrictions on access statement in this document for further information. A list of case numbers for missing case files follows, which the researcher should check before requesting that a case file be retrieved from the Texas State Library's State Records Center. Also important to check is the list of cases retained at the Archives Division (following the list of missing cases); these include the appeals for Jack Ruby and Billie Sol Estes, plus those for the period of missing cases (1899-1909), plus several others.

Arrangement

These records have been arranged by State Archives staff numerically, which is to say roughly chronologically in the order that the cases were filed with the court.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Case files, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Case files may possibly contain documents sealed by the court according to Texas Public Information Act, 552.107(2). When a researcher requests a case, the file will be reviewed by an archivist in order to remove sealed documents. The researcher will be informed that sealed documents have been removed from the file and it will then be up to the researcher to obtain permission from the Court to access the documents.

Case files may possibly contain personal information of jurors and prospective jurors. According to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 35.29, information collected by the court or by a prosecuting attorney during the jury selection process about a person who serves as a juror, including the juror's home address, home telephone number, social security number, driver's license number, and other personal information, is confidential and may not be disclosed by the court, the prosecuting attorney, the defense counsel, or any court personnel except on application by a party in the trial or on application by a bona fide member of the news media acting in such capacity to the court in which the person is serving or did serve as a juror. On a showing of good cause, the court shall permit disclosure of the information sought. (Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 371, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993) The Court of Criminal Appeals has verified that juror information is to be withheld from the public according to the statute cited above. Therefore, when a case is requested, an archivist will review the case to ascertain whether or not juror information is present. If such information is found, the researcher will be informed and the documents will be removed from the file. If an individual wishes to access juror information, they will have to obtain permission from the Court. Because the judiciary is not covered by the Texas Public Information Act, the Archives cannot estimate how long it will take the Court to respond to a request.

Non-court documents may possibly be found in the Case files. Before a researcher is granted access to a case, an archivist will review the files and remove all such materials. The researcher will be informed if materials are removed. If the researcher wishes to access the documents, the Archives will contact the Court to determine the appropriate course of action on a case-by-case basis. Because the judiciary is not covered by the Texas Public Information Act, the Archives cannot estimate how long it will take the Court to respond to a request.

Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.

Restrictions on Use

Accession Information

Accession number: 1993/088

Processed by

Tony Black, August 1993, December 2008

1993/088-1 Case Files, 1892-1909 1993/088-1 1 thru 64

[Note: Case #1 (Dallas) is stored on site at the State Archives, in Box 1993/088-3296]

1993/088-2 66 thru 85 1993/088-3 86 thru 107 1993/088-4 108 thru 130 1993/088-5 131 thru 152 1993/088-6 153 thru 183 1993/088-7 184 thru 207 1993/088-8 208 thru 230 1993/088-9 231 thru 259 1993/088-10 260 thru 334 1993/088-11 335 thru 353 1993/088-12 356 thru 374 1993/088-13 375 thru 389 1993/088-14 391 thru 402 1993/088-15 403 thru 434 1993/088-16 435 thru 467 1993/088-17 472 and 495 1993/088-18 496 and 529 1993/088-19 530 and 594 1993/088-20 596 thru 635 1993/088-21 636 thru 655 1993/088-22 657 thru 672 1993/088-23 674 thru 695 1993/088-24 699 thru 730 1993/088-25 734 thru 769

[Note: Case # 746 is stored on site at the State Archives, in Box 1993/088-3296]

1993/088-26 770 thru 793 1993/088-27 794 thru 807 1993/088-28 808 thru 828 1993/088-29 829 thru 850 1993/088-30 853 thru 883 1993/088-31 883 thru 901 1993/088-32 902 thru 920 1993/088-33 921 thru 937 1993/088-34 938 thru 960 1993/088-35 961 thru 982 1993/088-36 983 thru 1019 1993/088-37 1022 thru 1068 1993/088-38 1069 thru 1099 1993/088-39 1100 thru 1132 1993/088-40 1134 thru 1159 1993/088-41 1161 thru 1182 1993/088-42 1183 thru 1200 1993/088-43 1201 thru 1223 1993/088-44 1224 thru 1256 1993/088-45 1257 thru 1282 1993/088-46 1283 thru 1329 1993/088-47 1330 thru 1372 1993/088-48 1375 thru 1413 1993/088-49 1416 thru 1439 1993/088-50 1441 thru 1482 1993/088-51 1483 thru 1526 1993/088-52 1528 thru 1562 1993/088-53 1565 thru 1597 1993/088-54 1601 thru 1643 1993/088-55 1644 thru 1698

[Note: a number of cases following 1698 have been retained on site at the State Archives, in Box 1993/088-3296; see the list below for precise case file numbers.]

Centralized Court Case Files, 1909-1975

Centralized court case files through file number 25006 are listed online and appear at the end of the printed finding aid in the Archives Reading Room.

Centralized court case files from file number 25007 are listed online and appear at end of the printed finding aid in the Archives Reading Room.

1993/088-3296 Court of Criminal Appeals Case Files Retained at the Archives Division 1892-1909 1993/088-3296 Case #1 (Dallas) Dan Foreman, 1892 1993/088-3296 Case #746 (Dallas) William King, 1895 1993/088-3296 Case #1711 (Dallas) G. W. Caskey, 1898 1993/088-3296 Case #1741 (Tyler) Bill Alexander, 1898 1993/088-3296 Case #1834 (Tyler) Louis Luttrell, 1898 1993/088-3296 Case #1851 (Austin) John H. Gregory, 1898 1993/088-3296 Case #1864 (Dallas) Tom Bullard, 1899 1993/088-3296 Case #1883 (Dallas) J. B. Warfield, 1899 1993/088-3296 Case #2481 (Dallas) Tom Duffy, 1902 1993/088-3296 Case #2491 (Dallas) Charlie Alexander, 1902 1993/088-3296 Case #3151 (Dallas) Lee Arnwine, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3172 (Dallas) Teofilo Campas, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3183 (Dallas) J. C. Mundine, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3185 (Dallas) Jack Early, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3230 (Dallas) Charley Stephens, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3238 (Dallas) Dr. C. C. Blair, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3264 (Dallas) J. D. King, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3614 (Dallas) Henry Patterson, 1906 1993/088-3296 Case #3851 (Tyler) J. R. Green, 1907 1993/088-3296 Case #4583 (Dallas) W. E. Bowmer, 1909 1909-1975 1993/088-3289 Case #2044 Henry Brock, 1912 1993/088-3297 Case #27948 Tommy Windham, 1955 [part, oversize] 1993/088-3298 Case #28776 B. R. Sheffield (exhibits), 1959 [oversize] 1993/088-3297 Case #31770 A. M. Vernon, 1960 [part, oversize] 1993/088-3294 and 3295 Case #36086 Billie Sol Estes, 1963 1993/088-3291 thru 3293 Case #37900 Jack Rubenstein, alias Jack Ruby, 1966 1993/088-3290 Case #39613 Jack Ruby, ex parte, 1966 1993/088-3295 Case #40966 Kenneth Allen McDuff, 1967 2006/074 Case #45104 William Zanders, 1971-1972 [2 wallets] 2006/074 Case #49090 William Zanders, 1975 [1 wallet] Missing Case Files from Court of Criminal Appeals

There are two sequences of missing case files because the Court of Criminal Appeals used two numbering sequences during its history to number its case files. The first sequence began in 1892 with case #1 and lasted until 1909 and case #1,698. The Court then started over in 1909 with another case #1 and has continued to number its cases consecutively since that date. Therefore, the first sequence of missing case files is from the years 1892-1909 and the second sequence is from 1909 through 1975.

Missing Case Files, 1892-1909

Missing case files from 1892 to 1909 have only been listed if the case file number is missing from each of the three terms discussed above. Cases missing from only one or two of the terms have not been included in the list. Therefore, the researcher should not assume that a case exists simply because it has not been listed below.

11 thru 12 19 22 24 27 thru 35 37 thru 49 51 thru 55 57 thru 60 62 thru 63 65 67 thru 69 71 73 thru 74 89 thru 91 96 113 122 124 127 133 140 thru 142 145 thru 146 158 160 162 168 thru 170 172 178 180 196 198 thru 200 203 205 210 232 248 253 thru 254 263 266 270 thru 317 324 327 340 346 349 351 354 thru 355 366 373 384 390 392 407 thru 408 414 thru 415 419 thru 420 423 430 thru 431 433 437 441 thru 443 449 thru 450 454 456 thru 457 464 thru 465 468 thru 471 473 477 480 thru 482 484 492 thru 494 514 520 thru 521 523 thru 532 534 540 thru 565 567 thru 575 577 thru 585 587 590 593 595 598 600 thru 606 610 614 thru 619 621 623 thru 625 627 thru 628 639 652 654 656 673 688 690 696 thru 698 702 705 thru 707 713 716 720 thru 721 731 thru 733 741 743 745 748 thru 749 751 thru 753 755 thru 756 761 774 786 793 798 826 842 846 851 thru 852 855 thru 856 860 thru 861 863 thru 864 867 thru 868 872 thru 873 876 thru 879 895 thru 896 904 906 911 918 924 927 930 935 939 946 962 thru 964 969 thru 970 972 986 991 1,000 thru 1,001 1,003 1,005 1,008 thru 1,009 1,013 1,016 thru 1,017 1,020 thru 1,021 1,024 thru 1,027 1,032 thru 1,033 1,035 1,037 thru 1,038 1,047 1,052 thru 1,056 1,060 1,071 1,076 1,080 1,089 1,092 1,094 1,106 1,112 1,114 1,116 thru 1,117 1,131 1,133 1,141 1,148 1,154 1,157 1,160 1,166 1,168 1,172 thru 1,177 1,180 1,184 1,191 1,204 1,207 1,213 1,218 1,220 1,225 1,232 1,241 1,248 1,255 1,260 1,271 1,277 1,284 1,287 thru 1,288 1,298 thru 1,299 1,301 thru 1,304 1,314 thru 1,317 1,320 thru 1,321 1,323 thru 1,325 1,332 thru 1,336 1,339 thru 1,340 1,342 1,347 1,351 thru 1,352 1,357 thru 1,362 1,366 1,369 1,371 1,373 thru 1,374 1,379 1,384 1,388 thru 1,389 1,393 thru 1,395 1,404 1,406 1,414 thru 1,415 1,425 thru 1,427 1,430 thru 1,431 1,433 1,436 1,440 1,443 thru 1,446 1,448 thru 1,450 1,452 1,456 thru 1,457 1,459 thru 1,464 1,466 1,468 1,472 thru 1,473 1,490 1,495 thru 1,496 1,503 thru 1,505 1,509 thru 1,510 1,512 1,518 1,520 1,527 1,530 1,534 thru 1,535 1,540 1,544 1,549 1,556 1,563 thru 1,564 1,567 thru 1,568 1,580 1,598 thru 1,600 1,604 1,606 1,609 1,611 1,615 thru 1,617 1,620 1,622 1,624 1,627 1,637 thru 1,639 1,642 1,645 thru 1,646 1,648 1,650 thru 1,655 1,657 thru 1,659 1,661 thru 1,667 1,671 thru 1,673 1,675 thru 1,676 1,683 1,685 1,688 thru 1,689 1,692 thru 1,695 1,697 1,699 thru 4,668 [except for 18 cases retained at Archives--see list in this inventory]

Missing Case Files, 1909-1975

1 3 thru 4 6 8 thru 14 16 thru 20 25 thru 28 30 thru 31 38 thru 44 47 thru 54 58 thru 61 63 thru 68 70 72 thru 81 84 thru 107 109 111 thru 113 115 117 thru 122 124 thru 126 129 thru 132 134 136 thru 137 140 thru 146 151 153 thru 156 159 thru 161 164 thru 167 169 thru 179 182 thru 192 195 203 thru 212 214 216 218 thru 219 221 thru 223 228 thru 232 236 239 thru 240 242 244 thru 248 250 252 256 258 thru 264 267 271 278 282 285 thru 286 297 310 315 thru 316 322 349 366 thru 367 372 430 509 855 1,115 1,162 1,690 2,044 2,312 2,679 3,291 thru 3,318 3,320 3,736 4,344 4,821 4,974 5,202 5,252 5,900 5,991 6,090 6,104 6,530 6,541 6,632 6,830 6,852 7,254 7,312 7,324 7,374 7,412 7,449 7,616 7,771 7,968 8,019 8,067 8,458 8,486 8,635 9,090 Vols. I, II, III & V found 9,294 9,768 10,342 10,455 10,560 11,436 11,447 11,679 14,115 15,180 15,588 15,925 16,114 16,444 16,800 17,113 17,296 17,315 17,524 17,777 17,884 17,958 17,963 18,080 18,218 18,221 thru 18,222 18,440 18,856 22,185 24,387 24,388 24,434 25,413 25,468 31,138 32,005 33,826 35,995 thru 36,019 36,981 38,910 39,902 40,766 41,837 43,658 44,081 46,203 46,546 46,612 47,956 49,396 49,579

Execution case files, 1974-2008, 932.75 cubic ft.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). The appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Criminal Appeals is exclusive for cases involving the death penalty and the appeals process in such cases is automatic. These records provide the fullest documentation of those capital cases, each of which ended in the execution of the prisoner (1993-2008). Records include grand jury, hearing, trial, and voir dire examination transcripts, briefs, copies of exhibits, statements, correspondence, memoranda, opinions, motions, death warrants, indexes, juror questionnaires, post-conviction writs of habeas corpus, photographs, videotapes, audio cassettes, floppy discs, and several X-rays, dating 1974-2008. The appeals document the cases of all prisoners executed in Texas from 1999 to 2008; a few of the executions that occurred between 1993 and 1998 are also documented. Earlier death penalty appeals (prior to 1975) may be documented in the series Case files.

These records are restricted. Please refer back to the Restrictions statements listed early in this inventory, which are also repeated in the full finding aid linked in the next paragraph.

If you are reading this electronically, click on the link to go to the full finding aid. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder. (Texas Court of Criminal Appeals execution case files)