From Death Row to Freedom : The Struggle for Racial Justice in the Pitts-Lee Case /

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"An insider's account of a wrongful conviction and the fight to overturn it during the civil rights era This book is an insider's account of the case of Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee, two Black men who were wrongfully charged and convicted of the murder of two white gas station at...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hubbart, Phillip A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesvile : University Press of Florida, [2023]
Edición:1.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lee, Wilbert > Trials, litigation, etc.
Pitts, Freddie Lee > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Murder)
Trials.
Judicial error.
False imprisonment.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Capital punishment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.
HISTORY / African American & Black.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Florida.
Capital punishment > Florida > Case studies.
False imprisonment > Florida > Case studies.
Trials (Murder) > Florida.
Judicial error > Florida > Case studies.
Florida.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The Murder Convictions (1963-1964)
  • Introduction: The End of the Ordeal
  • Curtis Adams and the Port St. Joe/Ft. Lauderdale Murders
  • The Port St. Joe Interrogations
  • The Panama City Interrogations
  • The Army CID Investigation
  • A Court Hearing
  • Pitts and Lee Confess
  • The Initial Trial Court Proceedings
  • The Death Sentence
  • The Appeal
  • Part II. The Newly Discovered Evidence (1965-1971)
  • Pitts and Lee Find a New Lawyer: The State's Case Begins to Unravel
  • The Broward County Sheriff's Office Investigates: Curtis Adams Confesses
  • The Struggle to Re-Open the Case
  • The Dueling Newspapers in Miami and Panama City
  • The Defense Preparation
  • The Port St. Joe Hearing Begins
  • The Port St. Joe Hearing Continues
  • The Defense Rests
  • The Port St. Joe Hearing Concludes
  • The Ruling and the Appeal
  • Part III. The New Trial and Aftermath (1971-1975)
  • The Pre-Trial Proceedings: Phase I
  • The Pre-Trial Proceedings: Phase II
  • The Selection of the Jury: Phase I
  • The Selection of the Jury: Phase II
  • The State's Case
  • The Defense Case
  • The Final Arguments
  • The Trial Concludes
  • The Appeal
  • Freedom.

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