Mike Hubbard's lawyers ask Supreme Court to overturn 'legally baseless conviction'
Lawyers for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard on Monday filed a 72-page appeal brief asking the Alabama Supreme Court to overturn what they called his “legally baseless conviction.”
The lawyers wrote that prosecutors expanded the scope of the ethics law beyond what the statute says is illegal conduct.
“The issue as a whole is whether Hubbard should receive a judgment of acquittal or a new trial, because when the statutes at issue are read correctly, there was no proof that Hubbard violated any law,” they wrote.
Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office has two weeks to file a response. The AG’s office had no comment on Hubbard’s brief. Earlier this month, Marshall issued a statement saying he was confident the convictions would be upheld.
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