Overview

• Criminal District Court Judge Simone Levine imposed a 10-year sentence with nine years suspended, leaving one year to serve with parole eligibility.
• The sentence includes five years of probation, 1,000 hours of community service, and $1,000 fines for false personation of an officer and insurance fraud.
• Judge Levine approved a $500,000 bond, and defense attorney Ralph Whalen said he will appeal, which could allow Morris's release during the appeal.
• District Attorney Jason Williams criticized the outcome as too light after prosecutors sought the maximum, calling the conduct an abuse of power.
• At sentencing, prosecutors played jailhouse recordings in which Morris disparaged the judge, and Levine said the case could have been avoided if he had taken a drug test after the 2023 crash in a city vehicle.