Wheeler v. State

Phipps, Judge.

In 1995, an indictment was returned charging Richard Wheeler with numerous counts of child molestation and aggravated child molestation. He was tried in 1996, but a mistrial was declared when the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. During a second trial the next month, Wheeler pled guilty to one count of child molestation. Five years later, he moved for an out-of-time appeal. The trial court denied Wheeler’s motion on various grounds. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

Wheeler challenges the validity of his guilty plea based on claims that (1) his attorney coerced him…