Rockwall DA sentenced to 4 years in prison for theft

Judge removes Sumrow from office, hopes theft conviction sends message

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

By ELIZABETH LANGTON / The Dallas Morning News

As Rockwall County district attorney, Ray Sumrow prosecuted at least three elected officials for misconduct. Each received probation.

Mr. Sumrow pleaded for the same sentence Tuesday after being convicted of stealing public money. Senior Judge John Nelms instead ordered him to serve four years in prison and removed him from office.

"I do not think that you are a bad person, but I have learned in 45 years in criminal justice that sometimes good people do bad things," Judge Nelms said. "I do not do this with any great feeling of joy or satisfaction, but you have done it to yourself."

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