TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 30, 2022

The sentencing hearing for former Rep. Robin Smith has been delayed until Jan. 30, the Tennessee Lookout reports. Originally set for Oct. 17, the hearing was postponed after attorneys for Smith filed a motion to delay “given the projected length of the Casada case with multiple defendants.” The state did not oppose the motion. Smith, who pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud charges in March, is expected to testify in United States v. Casada before Judge Eli Richardson, set for Oct. 25. Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, were arrested at their homes last week on 20 federal counts of a variety of charges, including bribery, kickbacks, conspiracy to commit money laundering and more. The charges stem from a company called Phoenix Solutions, which allegedly funneled money from the state to Casada, Cothren and Smith.