Lawyer: Proposed sentence for convicted speaker 'absurd'

Published July 01, 2016

A lawyer for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard says prosecutors are seeking a "ridiculously extreme" prison sentence after his conviction on ethics charges.

Defense lawyer Bill Baxley said Friday that the 18-year sentence prosecutors want is absurd. The attorney general's office, in a court filing this week, said they want Hubbard to spend five years in prison and another 13 on supervised probation.

Prosecutors are also asking for Hubbard to pay $1.6 million in fines and restitution.

A judge will hold a sentencing hearing for Hubbard on July. 8. A jury convicted Hubbard of 12 felony ethics counts on June 10. Prosecutors said Hubbard used the power of his political office to benefit his businesses.

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