You may think that giving out will help you to convict him. I think it works the other way, your jurors that read, the good type of jurors, get an opinion one way or another from what they read, and you end up with poor jurors. If they haven't read or heard anything of the case—well, not generally the same type of juror.
The only thing I make a practice of saying is that I reviewed the evidence in this case in which the State will ask the death penalty, which may be going too far, but I tell them we plan to ask the death penalty or plan to ask life or plan to ask maximum jail sentence or something of that kind.
Mr. Rankin. Did you say that at any time about the Oswald case?
Mr. Wade. Oh, yes, sir; I have said that about both Oswald and Ruby.
Mr. Rankin. When did you say it about the Oswald case?
Mr. Wade. I guess it was Friday night probably. I was asked what penalty we would ask for.
Mr. Rankin. When the police made these releases about the evidence, did they ever ask you whether they should make them?
Mr. Wade. No, sir; like I told you. I talked Saturday morning around between 11 and 12, some time. I told him there was entirely too much publicity on this thing, that with the pressure going to be on us to try it and there may not be a place in the United States you can try it with all the publicity you are getting. Chief Curry said he agreed with me, but, like I said about 2 hours later, I saw him releasing this testimony.
Mr. Rankin. Did you consult any State officials about how you should handle either the Oswald or the Ruby case?
Mr. Wade. I don't know. It seems like I talked to Waggoner Carr that night, but I don't remember.