Former State Attorneys General Back Siegelman

A bipartisan group of former state attorneys general says sentencing of Siegelman "raises serious First Amendment concerns."

By: Christian Stapleton | WKRG-TV
Published: May 31, 2008

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A bipartisan group of 54 former state
attorneys general from across the country have filed a brief with a
federal appeals court in support of former Alabama Gov. Don
Siegelman.
The brief says the prosecution and sentencing of Siegelman
"raised serious First Amendment concerns." The brief asks the
11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Siegelman's
conviction.
Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy were
convicted in 2006 of bribery and other charges. Prosecutors accused
Siegelman of appointing Scrushy to an influential hospital
regulatory board in exchange for Scrushy arranging for $500,000 in
donations to Siegelman's campaign for a statewide lottery.