Post by Logan on Jul 5, 2016 2:14:41 GMT -6
MONTGOMERY (AP) — A lawyer for former House Speaker Mike Hubbard said Friday that prosecutors are seeking an "absurd" prison sentence after Hubbard's conviction on ethics charges.
Defense lawyer Bill Baxley criticized the requested prison sentence of five years in a state prison and 13 years of supervised probation. Prosecutors are also asking for Hubbard to pay $1.6 million in fines and restitution.
"It doesn't even deserve a reply it is so ridiculously extreme," Baxley said. "It ought to be treated like comments out of North Korea."
A judge will sentence Hubbard on July 8 after his conviction on 12 felony ethics violations. A jury on June 10 convicted Hubbard on charges that he improperly solicited consulting contracts, and financial favors and then used his office to benefit his clients. The panel also convicted Hubbard, closely associated with the business wing of the state GOP, on charges that he asked corporate executives to make $150,000 investments in his debt-ridden printing companies. He was automatically removed from office after the guilty verdicts.
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Defense lawyer Bill Baxley criticized the requested prison sentence of five years in a state prison and 13 years of supervised probation. Prosecutors are also asking for Hubbard to pay $1.6 million in fines and restitution.
"It doesn't even deserve a reply it is so ridiculously extreme," Baxley said. "It ought to be treated like comments out of North Korea."
A judge will sentence Hubbard on July 8 after his conviction on 12 felony ethics violations. A jury on June 10 convicted Hubbard on charges that he improperly solicited consulting contracts, and financial favors and then used his office to benefit his clients. The panel also convicted Hubbard, closely associated with the business wing of the state GOP, on charges that he asked corporate executives to make $150,000 investments in his debt-ridden printing companies. He was automatically removed from office after the guilty verdicts.
Read more: www.timesdaily.com/news/state-capital/hubbard-lawyer-calls-proposed-sentence-absurd/article_45d55c45-76f8-5264-b7f2-3c77d58dac41.html