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Wheeler v. State

The defendant failed so show that the state coerced the victim into testifying against him.

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A jury found Bryant Wheeler guilty of driving with a suspended license and simple battery.1 Wheeler appeals, arguing that the lack of direct evidence that he drove a vehicle warrants reversal of his conviction for driving with a suspended license. He also claims that the State coerced the victim into testifying against him and thus his conviction for simple battery should also be reversed. As these arguments lack merit, we affirm. The record reveals that Wheeler was in a volatile relationship with Amy Miller, and he often spent the night at Miller’s home. The morning of June 16, 2005, Miller told Wheeler that she was leaving for work, but Wheeler wanted to drive Miller to work and take her car. Miller told Wheeler she did not want him to take her car, and as she tried to leave, Wheeler blocked the door to prevent her from going. The two fought, and Wheeler grabbed Miller and threw her into a wall, causing her to fall. Miller tried to call 911, but Wheeler wrested the phone from her. However, Miller was able to call her co-worker, Kevin Williams, using a two-way radio, and she told him that Wheeler was “beating her ass” and asked him to call 911.

According to Miller, Wheeler obtained the ignition keys from her and said “he was taking her to work.” The two got into Miller’s car, and Miller drove to her workplace. When she reached the office, she parked within eight parking spaces of the front door to the business and hurried inside, leaving the keys in the ignition. Williams was on the phone with the 911 operator when Miller walked in, crying.

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