 FOR THE DEFENSE, SEASON 6, EPISODE 5:
Phil Hubbart for Pitts and LeeFlorida International University College of Law hosted Phil Hubbart and me for a discussion about Hubbart’s book, From Death Row to Freedom: The Struggle for Racial Justice in the Pitts-Lee Case.
Phil Hubbart is a living legend in the 3-0-5. He revamped the public defender’s office and was an appellate judge. He recently wrote a book about one of the most riveting cases in Florida history, State v. Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee, two Black men who were wrongfully charged and convicted of murder in Port St. Joe, Florida in 1963. I think you'll enjoy Hubbart discuss how he got involved in the case and worked for over 10 years to get them exonerated.
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Phill Hubbart was Roy Black's first mentor. So happy they met and that the rest his history. Nice to see that Phil is alive and well!
ReplyDeleteHe was my Florida Criminal Procedure teacher in law school. Great instructor.
ReplyDeleteHe was my appellate advocacy teacher in law school. Had us write a brief a week. Learned much in that class. Gentle demeanor, great instructor.
ReplyDeletePhil built the best criminal defense firm in the USA. He hired and trained young lawyers who never backed down and tried every case they could. Often we had one jury deliberating while another with the same APD was picking another jury in the same courtroom. They were called the "young Turks" and took no prisoners. Phil always backed up his lawyers when the judges would complain they were "too aggressive "And he fought for more money and the APDs were paid much more than the ASAs. The building should be named after him. Brummner merely rode on the shoulders of Phil Hubbart.
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