MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV)- The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld all but one of the 12 felony convictions of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard.
Hubbard represented much of the Auburn area in the legislature for over ten years and became speaker following the Republican legislative takeover in 2010.
The initial trial against Hubbard was launched by former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's office, and was criticized by many state leaders at the time. Strange eventually recused himself from the case.
Many of the counts Hubbard was eventually convicted of were part of a series of ethics bills Hubbard helped pass in his first session as House speaker.
Despite the ruling today, Hubbard attorney Joel Dillard remains hopeful that all of the former speaker's convictions will eventually be overturned.
"This is the first step in the appellate process and we will continue to pursue an ultimate reversal of all counts on which Mike Hubbard was convicted," wrote Dillard in a statement to Eagle Eye TV. "We believe we will ultimately prevail."
Hubbard was sentenced to roughly four years in state prison during his first trial and has been out on bond during the appeals process.
