Casada’s former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted in the case and received a 2 1/2-year prison sentence last week. Smith testified for the prosecution at trial and is awaiting sentencing. The current House speaker, Cameron Sexton, had been floated as a star witness but ultimately did not testify. He has said he helped authorities in the case against his predecessor since Sexton took the speaker job in 2019. Neither Casada nor Cothren testified.