Article: TESTIMONY FOCUSES ON CAUSE OF BOY'S DEATH

Circuit Court Judge Bobby Turk is expected to deliver the fate of William Schamback Shelton into the hands of a jury today.

Closing arguments in Shelton's second-degree murder trial are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Two days of witness testimony wrapped up Thursday.

Shelton, 29, is charged in connection with the death of 14-month- old Evan Tucker Lytton-McFalls of Plum Creek. The boy was found unconscious in his home on Feb. 9, 2008, and died later that day after being removed from life support.

Thursday's testimony focused on the medical aspects of the case, including the cause of death.

Assistant Chief Medical Examiner Christena Roberts, who performed ...

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