Henry Wade
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. Wade''. In addition, Wade was district attorney when
Randall Dale Adams, the subject of the 1988 documentary film ''
The Thin Blue Line'', was wrongfully convicted in the murder of Robert Wood, a
Dallas police officer. After his term and death, he was criticised for his corruption, ranging from wrongful convictions, to attitudes and certain comments on race, in addition to some decisions such as execution of innocent men.
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