</s>IN THE CRIMINAL COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE - SINCE OF TENNESSEE VS. No. 166445 JAMES EARL RAY, alias (Murder) J. A. BLACKWELL, C.E.R.K. MOTION TO PRODUCE FILLED J.A. BLACKHELL, CIERK C.C. Comes the defendant in the above styled case, and through his attorney of record, and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to require the attorney for the state to produce to the attorney to defendant, and allow him to inspect and/or duplicate, books, papers, documents and tangible objects obtained F.H. or belonging to the defendant or obtained from others which in possession of, or under the control of the attenney for the State to any law enforcement officer, including, but not limited to any following, or to-wit-i. 1. Any firearm or other weapon belonging to defendant or ellegedly used in committing the crime charged, 2. Any automobile allegedly owned or operated by defendant and any all objects found therein. Records of documents pertaining to any hotel, model, w.h. house or other purported place of residence, temporary at permanent, of defendant or others. 4. All photographs purportedly showing defendant o. others tion in connection with the crime herein charged. 5. Any end all penal records and files of defendant, wiring any and all medical, optometrie, or psychinatric republou. 2009 RELEASE UNRILGE U.O. 14/16

Summary:  
This document consists of a legal motion filed by Richard J. Ryan, attorney for defendant James Earl Ray, requesting the production of evidence in the criminal case Tennessee v. James Earl Ray (No. 166445). The motion seeks access to firearms, vehicles, hotel records, photographs, medical and psychiatric reports, military records, passports, travel documents, ballistic tests, and other physical evidence related to the alleged murder of Martin Luther King Jr. It references court orders from March 13, 1969, granting partial production of evidence, with Exhibit D attached as a copy of that order. The motion also includes historical filings from August 1966 and September 1968, detailing prior requests for evidence and court responses. A separate FBI document references the case, noting documents filed in Shelby County Criminal Court by Ray’s attorneys on June 18, 1970, with enclosures listed as 414-38961-5885. The text includes release dates under Executive Order 14170 and subsequent releases under E.O. 14176.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (defendant)  
- Richard J. Ryan (attorney for defendant)  
- Bernard Fensterwald (defense attorney)  
- Arthur Hanes, Sr. (former defense attorney)  
- W. P. C. Tecton (judge issuing court order)  

Key Locations:  
- Shelby County, Tennessee (criminal court case)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI SAC reference)  
- Savannah, Georgia (defense attorney location)  
- Washington, D.C. (defense attorney location)  

Key Events:  
- Filing of motion to produce evidence on August 16, 1966, by Arthur Hanes, Sr.  
- Court order dated March 13, 1969, granting partial production of evidence (Exhibit D).  
- Motion for production of tangible evidence and documents in September 1968.  
- FBI reference to case files filed on June 18, 1970, with enclosures listed as 414-38961-5885.  

Key Organizations:  
- Shelby County Criminal Court (Tennessee)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- State Attorney’s Office (Tennessee)

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