A judge has upheld the sentence of a man who turned down an offer of probation in favor of a jury trial in which he was found guilty.

Danny Dale Burress, 49, of 4450 Speck Ridge Road in Campbellsville appeared before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Doughlas M. George last Tuesday for sentencing. George upheld the jury's recommendation of 20 years.

In November, Burress faced a jury on charges of second-degree selling hydrocodone, his second offense, and being a second-degree persistent felony offender.

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