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Joe Freeman Britt
Joe Freeman Britt | |
|---|---|
| District Attorney of Robeson County, North Carolina | |
| In office 1974 – December 6, 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joe Freeman Britt July 23, 1935 Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2016 (aged 80) Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat |
Joe Freeman Britt (July 23, 1935 – April 6, 2016) was an American attorney and judge who developed a national reputation as a tough prosecutor, and for successfully pursuing a large number of death penalty convictions. He was also well known by the judicial system for accusations of misconduct, including Brady violations, i.e. hiding or failing to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence from the defence, in approximately one third of his cases.[1]
Described as "towering" (he stood 6'6") and with a flamboyant courtroom presence, the Guinness Book of World Records lists Britt as the "deadliest prosecutor in America", with 47 death row convictions to his name as of 1988.[2]
- ^ "42 Killers Sentenced to Die : Tenacious North Carolina Prosecutor Builds His Life on Death". Los Angeles Times. 29 June 1986. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Brower, Montgomery (April 18, 1988). "The Murder of Julian Pierce Provokes Grief and Grievances in Troubled Robeson County". People. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
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