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The court believed that he could not have gotten a fair trial in Dallas, Texas.
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Jack Ruby's conviction was overturned because his defense argued that he did not receive a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and the judge's decision to try him in a different county. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Ruby was not able to receive a fair trial in Dallas because of the extensive media coverage surrounding the case.
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