FLORENCE, Ala. — Attorneys for former Lauderdale County Judge Gilbert Self on Wednesday filed a motion seeking to overturn his 12-year prison sentence for corruption, arguing the punishment is unconstitutionally disproportionate compared to sentences received by other Alabama officials convicted of similar crimes.
A hearing on the motion is scheduled for Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m., the same time a judge will consider a previously filed motion for a new trial.
Self, who was sentenced Dec. 17 to serve 12 years of a 51.5-year term for using public funds for personal expenses, claims his punishment violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment…