Legal Opinion

Shelton v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided July 6, 2012No. 2011-CA-000282-MRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLER, Judge:

Darrel Wayne Shelton appeals from a judgment of the McCracken Circuit Court, *434convicting him of first-degree assault. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in answering a question posed by the jury during its deliberations. Having reviewed the record, we affirm.

FACTS

Shelton’s conviction stemmed from an attack he made against David Feezor at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post (VFW) in Paducah, Kentucky, on January 2, 2010. Feezor testified that he was at the VFW with two friends that evening, acting as their designated driver. At around 10:15 p.m., he went to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Skaggs v. Assad, by and Through AssadKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Muncy v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Thompson v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978
  4. Young v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967

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