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US Attorney Says Request For Investigation Into Hubbard Case is a State Issue

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a brief, but thorough press conference, US Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, George L. Beck Jr., said, the request by a handful of House members, who called for a federal investigation of Attorney General Luther Strange, Deputy Attorney General Matt Hart, and the actions of attorney … Continued
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February 22, 2016
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Hubbard’s Devilish Audaciousness Snares More Victims

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In states across our nation, elected officials indicted on serious crimes are forced to step down from their leadership rolls in order to prevent them from using their position to fight the state’s justice system. Nothing has hindered the devilish audaciousness of the State’s Speaker of the House in … Continued
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February 22, 2016

Ford Says that Bentley May Have Obstructed Justice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter “In the Criminal Justice System, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders.” Anyone who has watched the long running crime drama, “Law and Order,” understands how this works. Police respond to and … Continued
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February 19, 2016

Trial Judge Wants Answers from Coleman

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—At the Tuesday hearing on the Hubbard felony case trial, Judge Jacob Walker III, peppered the proceedings with questions he wanted answered by Baron Coleman at a March 3, evidentiary hearing. Judge Walker said he wants to know why, during his testimony on October 20, 2015, attorney and radio … Continued
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February 17, 2016

New ALEA Affidavit Shows Bell/Coleman Contacted Law Enforcement

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday, the Prosecution filed a supplement to Hubbard’s Renewed Motion to Dismiss, attaching one more affidavit. The affidavit is the testimony of the Chief of Staff for Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), John Taylor, Exhibit A. SEE SUPPLEMENT In the affidavit, Taylor says that he was contacted by … Continued
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February 17, 2016

Coleman Revealed as Confidential Informant, Gave Affidavit to Mike Hubbard  

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Court filings state that, attorney and radio host, Baron Coleman gave his three-page affidavit to Speaker Mike Hubbard’s criminal lawyers, who used the information to renew its motion to dismiss Speaker Mike Hubbard’s felony case on prosecutorial misconduct and fraud. In the State’s motion, it is revealed Coleman served … Continued
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February 12, 2016

Hubbard Critic Coleman Now Claims Leaks from Prosecution

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Once again, Speaker Mike Hubbard’s criminal lawyers are seeking to have his case dismissed citing prosecutorial misconduct, based on an affidavit by attorney and radio talk show host Baron Coleman. SEE AFFIDAVIT On February 2, Coleman claimed he had between 50 and 100 conversations with Matt Hart, Chief of … Continued
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February 4, 2016

Hubbard Tries to Subpoena Press (Me)

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— During Tuesday’s hearing, Hubbard’s criminal lawyer, Lance Bell, tried to turn the proceedings into an evidentiary hearing on prosecutorial misconduct, contrary to Judge Walker’s orders. Hubbard is seeking testimony from radio news gatherer and commentator, Baron Coleman, and this reporter, alleging we received Grand Jury information leaked by … Continued
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January 27, 2016

White’s Exit After Complicating Procedure

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a surprising turn of events, after almost two-years of trying to play the public and confuse the court, J. Mark White and his firm, White, Arnold and Dowd, filed a motion to withdraw from the felony criminal case against House Speaker Mike Hubbard, on December 31, 2015. As … Continued
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January 5, 2016

Hubbard Wants Expert Testimony Unsealed

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Indicted Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has filed a motion asking that the testimony of Professor Bennett L. Gershman be unsealed. On October 28, 2015, Gershman gave testimony in a closed courtroom regarding prosecutorial misconduct at Hubbard’s evidentiary hearing. Hubbard’s criminal attorneys want his testimony unsealed, not because it would … Continued
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November 23, 2015