TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 31, 2025

Prosecutors agree that ex-Rep. Robin Smith should be resentenced for her role in the Phoenix Solutions public corruption case, the Tennessee Journal reports. Last month, the Hixson Republican filed a motion asking for a judge to re-sentence her to probation after President Donald Trump pardoned former House Speaker Glen Casada and his one-time aide Cade Cothren. Smith is asking for probation and removal of a $7,500 fine in light of the pardons for her two co-defendants. A motion filed with federal Judge Eli Richardson argues that Smith “should be resentenced to a term of probation and have the fine reduced to $0 in order to mitigate the manifest injustice that will result from Ms. Smith being the only one of the three conspirators to face criminal sanctions.”