Joe Freeman Britt

Record Number Citation
NEWR001

"New Report Names Former North Carolina Prosecutor Among Top Five Deadliest Prosecutors in America." Wilimington Journal [Wilmington, NC]. June 30, 2016

OPIN001

Opinion. “Larger than life, Britt make a mark.” The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC). May 4, 2016.

SAUN001

Saunders, Barry. “An end to Britt’s brand of justice.” The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC). April 12, 2016

WILL006

Willets, Sarah. “’Deadliest DA’ remembered for substance, style.” The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC). April 7, 2016

KENN001

Kenney, Andrew. “Slain Lumbee leader honored in Raliegh.” Newsobserver [Raleigh, NC] March 20, 2014.

PIER001

Pierce, Julia. "Julian Pierce '76: an attorney who was 'for the people.'" Of counsel [North Carolina Central University] 2003-2004: 2-3.

873

“Britt Should Be Saluted for ... Sentence.” Robesonian 11 March 1990: 4A.

1257

Barreiro, José. “One Murder Too Many: The Assassination of Julian Pierce.” Daybreak 2.2 (Midwinter 1988): 14.

1235

“Drug Terror at Lumbee: Prosecutor Becomes Judge over Murdered Opponent.” Daybreak 2.3 (Summer 1988): [28].

1240

“Robeson Compromise Reached on Britt Judgeship.” Fayetteville Observer/Fayetteville Times 25 June 1988: 1A.

848

Applebome, Peter. “Behind Hostage Case, Issues of Rural Justice.” New York Times 8 Feb. 1988: 1.

846

Locklear, Barbara Brayboy-. “King Joe’s Court.” Aardvark 88. Ed. Anne Russell. Pembroke: Journalism Program, Pembroke State University, 1988? Pp. 43-45. [IERC]

844

Jordan, Pat. “The Passions of Joe Freeman Britt.” Southern Magazine 1.6 (March 1987): 38-41, 95-99.

844

Jordan, Pat. “The Passions of Joe Freeman Britt.” Southern Magazine March (1987): 38-41, 95-99.

843

“Prosecutor Wins Death Sentences: For 37th Time, Lawyer Convinces a Jury That Life Isn’t Enough.” New York Times 25 Dec. 1985: 64.

841

Reid, Dee. ‘Killer DA’: In First 28 Months on Job, He Won 23 Death Verdicts. National Law Journal 7.2 (17 Sept. 1984): 1, 8-9.

56

Barton, Bruce. An Indian manifesto: Bruce Barton’s The best of—As I see it: The sometimes irreverent but always honest columns as they appeared in the “Carolina Indian Voice” newspaper over the last ten years by Bruce Barton, editor; with some “Musings” by Ol’ Reasonable Locklear. A special ten year anniversary edition, 1973-1983. Pembroke, NC: The Carolina Indian Voice, 1983.

829

Burgess, Harvey. “‘Deadliest Prosecutor’ Once Opposed Death Penalty.” Robesonian [Lumberton, NC] 22 Mar. 1979: 4.

827

Schmalleger, Frank, and Joe Freeman Britt. “The Death Penalty: A Case Study of ‘Britt’s Blitz’ in Robeson County.” Carolina Politics [Asheville, NC: Dept. of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Asheville] 1.1 (Oct. 1978): [5]-15.

823

“Deadliest Prosecutor [Joe Freeman Britt].” Guinness Book of World Records. By Norris McWhirter and ross McWhirter. New York: Sterling, 1978. P. 394.

818

Whittle, Richard. “Small N.C. District Is Giant on Death Penalty.” News and Observer [Raleigh, NC] 22 Dec. 1975: 1, 6.

817

Footlick, Jerrold K., and Eleanor Clift. “Crusading for Death.” Newsweek 86.3 (21 July 1975): 31. Reprinted., with “an alternate view,” in Carolina Indian Voice 7 Aug. 1975: 2.