David Burnett (politician)
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This article is about the Arkansas Senate member and former judge. For other persons with a similar name, see David Burnet (disambiguation).
David Burnett (born 1942 or 1943[1]) is a State senator in the U.S. state of Arkansas representing Senate District 15, which comprises Mississippi and Poinsett counties. He was elected to the Senate in 2010. Before entering the Senate, Burnett was a judge.[2] Burnett is notable for being the original trial judge of the West Memphis Three case, and who also refused to reopen the case upon later discovery of evidence supporting the innocence of the 3 teenagers convicted in that trial.[3]
References
- ^ interview by Lindsey Fry, November 2008, published 2009-06-10 (retrieved 2011-08-23): "in 1975 at age 32"
- ^ Biography of David Burnett, Senate District 15
- ^ WM3.org - Dan Stidham's Case Synopsis
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