SHELTON v. U.S.

No. 04-CF-1254.

983 A.2d 979 (2009)

Antwan N. SHELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Nordone, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, and Emily Scruggs, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before REID and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and WAGNER, Senior Judge.


WAGNER, Senior Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant, Antwan Shelton, was convicted of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.1 He argues for reversal on the grounds that: (1) the trial court erred in instructing the jury that there is no mandatory minimum period of incarceration for the offenses charged, thereby impermissibly permitting the jury's consideration of punishment; and...

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