Ex parte McCormick records and briefs, 1935.

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McCormick, Harry, d. 1968. Ex parte McCormick records and briefs, 1935.

Ex parte McCormick records and briefs, 1935.

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Appellate briefs, statements of facts, court orders, and other documents relating to the appeal of a contempt of court conviction of several Houston newspaper reporter and editors. On July 23, 1935, Judge M.S. Munson of the District Court of Brazoria ordered three Houston newspapers (the Post, the Chronicle, and the Press) to not publish testimony in the trial of Clyde Thompson for the murder of Everett Melvin, to avoid prejudicing the jury pool for two co-defendants who would be tried later. The newspapers published the testimony and Judge Munson fined them for contempt of court. On appeal, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the contempt of court citations as unconstitutional violations of freedom of speech and the press. The decision is reported in 129 Tex. Crim. 457, 88 S.W.2d 104 (1935, rehearing denied). McCormick and Pooley, the lead plaintiffs, were represented by John Crooker and Leon Jaworski of the Houston law firm of Fullbright, Crooker & Freeman.

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University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research