Bar dismisses complaint against Hood
Alexander’s complaint said all people accused of crimes have the right to the presumption of innocence.
“That Mr. Hood did, in knowing and willful dereliction of his duties and ethical constraints prescribed by the Bar, the constitution and basic morality, harm my client’s cause for personal gain is irrefutable,” Alexander said in the complaint.
In a response to the complaint, filed with the bar and obtained by The Associated Press, Hood, through his attorneys, said the complaint “seeks to punish a candidate for public office who engaged in constitutionally protected free speech about matters of public importance.”
Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/24/3902775/apnewsbreak-bar-dismisses-complaint.html#storylink=cpy
Sun Herald
4/24/12
Magnolia Tribune
