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From Death Row to Freedom - The Story of Freddie Pitts & Wilbert Lee with author and Former Judge Phillip Hubbart [Part 1]
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Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee were arrested and sent to Death Row for 2 murders they did not commit in Florida in 1963. It took 12 years for them to see justice done. Mr. Hubbart had a front row seat for 10 of those years. The men falsely confessed to the crime leading to a long struggle to overturn their conviction.
Phillip Hubbart served for 15 years as a judge on the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida; 12 years as a public defender in Miami and Washington, D.C.; 30 years as an adjunct professor of law in Miami. From 1965-1975, he served as defense attorney for Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee. He is the author of: From Death Row to Freedom.
To learn more about Phillip, visit his website: https://philliphubbart.com/
Purchase Phillip's books From Death Row to Freedom from University Florida Press
Purchase Phillip's book From Death Row to Freedom on Amazon
This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.
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