Murder Book: 11. Legal Process

Grand-jury case record from the October 1963 term identifying the matter as State of Alabama v. Jack Parker and the alleged offense as murder. The document is marked “No Bill,” indicating that the grand jury declined to return an indictment against Parker. The record bears the number 50956 and appears to function as a case jacket, cover sheet, or disposition record associated with the grand-jury proceedings arising from the fatal shooting of Johnnie Robinson. A no-bill reflects the grand jury’s decision not to indict and should not be characterized as an acquittal or trial verdict.

Birmingham Police Department, Disposition of Felony Arrest, January 9, 1950

Letter Hilderbrand to Smith Regarding Perform Autopsy of Sammie Lee Williams, November 28, 1949

Internal case-file note summarizing the shooting and death of Sammie Lee Williams and documenting that the matter was placed on the grand jury docket.