with the district attorney's office in which he pleaded no contest to one felony count of registering an ineligible voter.

Under the deal, Kavanagh agreed to pay $10,835 in fines to the City of Berkley , spend five years on probation and face a maximum of six months in jail. But neither Kavanagh nor his attorney believed he would be sentenced to the maximum jail time.

Their opinions changed after Kavanagh described his plea deal as "a technical violation of California election code."

The statement supposedly angered Jacobson.

"The court and the probation officers were aware of the reports that were made," Deputy District Attorney Trevor White said. "These are very serious offenses."

Kavanagh refused comment after court Thursday.

"No comment today, you can speak to my attorney," he said as he walked outof court with his parents at his side.

James Giller, Kavanagh's attorney, continued to defend his client, saying Kavanagh was "devastated."

"Kavanagh is a pretty good guy actually," Giller said. "He has been involved in Berkeley his entire life. He is one of those Berkeley guys who just loves the town."

Although Kavanagh was sentenced to six months in jail, he will only serve about four months or 120 days because of credit for good behavior.

And because he currently holds a teaching position in San Francisco , Jacobson agreed to allow Kavanagh to serve 60 days during the weekend and 60 days straight time during the summer.

Kavanagh will begin his weekend jail stints May 9 followed by straight time on July 1.

White said he hopes the penalty sets an example for