Former state Senator Virgil Smith the 3rd is due back in court today in an ongoing legal battle.
Smith had been convicted of shooting at his ex-wife’s car back in 2015.
In a plea deal with the Wayne County prosecutor’s Office, he was given a 10 month jail term and agreed that he would not run for a public office during a five year probationary period.
However, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a slit decision, said he could not be barred from running for office again.
The prosecutors office then went back to Wayne County Circuit Court and filed a motion to withdraw the original plea deal.
Judge Lawrence Talon heard the motion and held a decision in abeyance and set a new court hearing for today.