Under the terms of a plea agreement, Senator Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) would resign from his senate seat. The deal is a result of an incident last May where the Senator allegedly assaulted his ex-wife and fired shots at her car. While Senator Smith and the prosecutor have come to an agreement on the terms of a plea deal, in court on Thursday Wayne Circuit Judge Lawrence Talon did not make a decision as to if he would agree to the sentencing portion of the deal. The Judge set a hearing date of March 14. If the Senator does resign, the Senate Democratic Caucus would only have ten members, the lowest membership level since 1954.
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