Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard recently won re-election, but he still faces felony ethics charges.
Hubbard was indicted in October on 23 charges accusing him of using his offices for financial gain.
Professor Jenny Carroll says Hubbard may have a successful defense because he has insisted that he acted for the good of the people.
“And, he believed that his local constituency was benefited and Alabama in general was benefited. So, Hubbard may have a successful defense even if the state presents evidence that he did exactly what they claimed he did.”
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