Legal Opinion

State v. Wheeler

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 26, 2017No. WD 78707Published

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD R. ARDINI, JR., JUDGE

Tanya L. Wheeler (Wheeler) appeals her conviction for first-degree statutory sodomy following a jury trial. Wheeler argues that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the State to call two witnesses who were endorsed shortly before trial. Finding no error, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background1

Wheeler lived with Victim's biological father (Father) in Johnson County. Victim, who was thirteen years old at the time of the sexual abuse, stayed with them every other weekend. During one of these weekends, Wheeler walked in on Father inappropriately…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. BaumrukSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  2. State v. ColeSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
  3. State of Missouri v. Christopher Eric HuntSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  4. State of Missouri v. Robert Blake BlurtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016
  5. State of Missouri v. Jesse DriskillSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015

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