Ethics Trial

Judge Won’t Dismiss House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s Ethics Case

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A judge has refused to dismiss ethics charges against House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday rejected Hubbard’s request to dismiss the case for allegations of prosecutor misconduct. Walker, in a separate order, said lawyers should be ready to go to trial in mid-May. Walker’s decision perhaps ended the Republican speaker’s…

Judge Sets Hearing in Speaker Hubbard Misconduct Claim

WAKA Action 8 News,
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by WAKA Action 8 News

A judge has set a hearing on indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s claim of prosecutorial misconduct in his ethics case. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker set a Feb. 10 hearing in Opelika. Hubbard on Tuesday filed a renewed motion to dismiss the charges after a political consultant said he communicated regularly about the case with prosecutor Matt Hart. Baron Coleman wrote…