Christopher Morris, 52, was supposed to be sentenced in December to 20 years in prison for 37 counts of child sex abuse under a plea agreement reached between both sides.

In a June 12 appeal, a new attorney for Roger Burdette argued there was no testimony during the 2021 trial showing how the "trace drug amounts" in Burdette’s blood would affect him, and that the defense failed to present an expert to testify as to his phone usage leading up to the wreck.