Wheeler v. State

Miller, Judge.

Within 30 days of being released from jail where he had served a sentence for possession of cocaine, Angelo Lopez Wheeler sold cocaine to an undercover officer. Based on the officer’s testimony and on an audiotape recording of the transaction, a jury found Wheeler guilty of selling cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (b).1 Since Wheeler had two prior felony convictions for possessing cocaine and for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, the court sentenced him to life in prison.2

Wheeler raises two issues on appeal. He claims first that the court erred in denying his…