Former Senator David Burkette Enters Plea Deal, Won’t Serve Any Jail Time

Former State Senator David Burkette entered a guilty plea Monday morning to Judge Tiffany McCord. Burkette plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of campaign finance violation.

As part of his plea deal, Burkette gets a suspended 30-day sentence. He won’t serve any jail time. Burkette will also have 12 months of unsupervised probation.

Burkette has to pay fines in the amount of $3000 plus court costs and fees.