alabama house speaker mike hubbard powerful figure state politics find guilty friday use elect office along former post chair state republican party personal gain local media report seven hours deliberation lee county jury find hubbard guilty 12 23 felony ethics charge face convictions automatically remove office accord alabamanews.net send clear message alabama hold public officials accountable action state attorney general luther strange say website sentence hubbard schedule july 8. face 20 years prison alabamanews.net report hubbard attorneys tell news website would appeal convictions hubbard indict state grand jury october 2014 charge use elect office along former post chair state republican party personal gain hubbard help guide republicans majorities house state legislature 2010 first time 136 years indictment alabama speaker convict ethics charge remove office