TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on May 16, 2023

U.S. Chief District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. has ruled that former Tennessee senator Brian Kelsey will not be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea for violating federal campaign finance laws, reported the Tennessean. Crenshaw criticized Kelsey's legal argument that he did not fully understand the implications of a criminal felony plea given Kelsey’s career as a constitutional lawyer and  state lawmaker. Kelsey pleaded guilty in November 2022 and filed to withdraw his plea in March 2022. Sentencing is expected in July.