Legal Opinion

Shelton v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided March 29, 2017No. CR-16-950PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLarry D. Vaught, Judge

|, Appellant Keith Shelton was convicted by a Jefferson County jury of one count of first-degree murder and three counts of committing a terroristic act. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, contending that his conduct did not meet the statutory definition of a terroristic act; therefore, the State failed to prove the three terroristic-act convictions and the first-degree murder conviction. We affirm.

Testimony at trial established that on August 13, 2014, Alfred Burton, Jr., was driving in Altheimer, Arkansas, with two passengers—Thrisdon Eason in the front and Romona…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Coggin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  2. Stephenson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  3. Ealy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
  4. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  5. Warren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brigance v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  2. Jay Parker v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2022

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