Update: Prosecution and Defense Offer Different Views of Indicted Alabama House Speaker
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are offering jurors opposing views of Alabama House speaker Mike Hubbard as he stands trial on felony ethics charges. Prosecutors told jurors in opening statements Tuesday that Hubbard made some $2.3 million illegally off his elected office and past chairmanship of the Alabama GOP. But the defense argues that Hubbard was scrupulously honest, even asking for…
