Shelton v. State

On October 27, 2010, Daniel William Shelton, appellant, was arrested as a result of an undercover drug investigation. On November 18, 2010, Shelton was indicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County on one count of distributing a controlled dangerous substance, one count of conspiring to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, and one count of first-degree assault.

Shelton’s jury trial began on February 16, 2011. At the close of the State’s case on February 17, 2011, Shelton moved for a judgment of acquittal. The motion was denied. On February 18, 2011, the jury acquitted Shelton of…