"Matthew Joseph Shelton, 43, who faces 12 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts on four children under 14, appeared Monday in Department 23 in Vallejo for a trial management conference in the Justice Building. There Judge John B. Ellis substituted for Bryan J. Kim, court records show. Shelton remains out of custody on a pretrial services contract. He is represented by Napa-based attorney Amanda I. Bevins. Deputy District Attorney Barry Shapiro leads the prosecution."
"Ellis eventually scheduled a new trial confirmation and a motion to quash evidence for 9 a.m. Oct. 6 in Department 15. A trial management conference for 9 a.m. Nov. 3 and a jury trial at 9 a.m. Nov. 5 remain on calendar. The latest development in the case comes after a December 2024 preliminary hearing, with Kim ruling there was enough evidence to hold Shelton for trial."
"It also comes as a Solano County Superior Court judge previously ordered Napa Valley Unified officials to release public records of the defendant's alleged sexual abuse while he worked in the district in 2007. (Court records did not indicate if those records have been released.) Shelton was tried on sexual misconduct charges during his tenure in Napa but was later acquitted."
Matthew Joseph Shelton, 43, faces 12 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts on four children under 14. A November jury trial remains scheduled, pending a motion to quash information about one or more alleged victims. Shelton remains out of custody on a pretrial services contract. Deputy District Attorney Barry Shapiro leads the prosecution. David Gallegos of the Solano County Counsel's Office seeks to quash minor-related information. A motion hearing and trial confirmation are set for Oct. 6, with jury trial events in early November. A December 2024 preliminary hearing found sufficient evidence to hold Shelton for trial. Shelton was previously tried and acquitted on sexual misconduct charges in Napa related to alleged 2007 conduct.
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