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Smith attorney says House panel rushing case

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State Rep. Derrick Smith, a Chicago Democrat, was arrested in March in an FBI sting in which he's accused of accepting a $7,000 bribe in exchange for helping a phony daycare center obtain a state grant.

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An attorney for state Rep. Derrick Smith cautioned an Illinois House committee Wednesday that it seemed to be rushing to judgment on bribery accusations against the Chicago Democrat before examining the evidence.
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