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Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.

FILED
Dec 30 2009, 9:40 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

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ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: JONATHAN M. YOUNG Newburgh, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: GREGORY F. ZOELLER Attorney General of Indiana ARTURO RODRIGUEZ II Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
ALAN G. LOOSEMORE, JR., Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 82A01-0905-CR-230

APPEAL FROM THE VANDERBURGH CIRCUIT COURT The Honorable Robert R. Aylsworth, Judge Cause No. 82C01-0812-FC-1286

December 30, 2009 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION FRIEDLANDER, Judge

Following a jury trial, Alan Loosemore was convicted of Forgery1 as a class C felony and fourteen counts of Theft2 as class D felonies. Loosemore presents three issues for our review: 1. Was Loosemore denied his Sixth Amendment right to cross-examine a witness? Did the trial court abuse its discretion in permitting the State to inquire into the reasons for Loosemores suspension from the practice of law during cross-examination of Loosemore? Did Loosemore receive ineffective assistance of trial counsel?

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We affirm. The facts most favorable to the convictions reveal that Loosemore began working for Mannon Walters in 2004. Walters owned several companies, including F.E. Moran Oil Company, Inc. and Mannon L. Walters, Inc. During the course of Loosemores employment, his duties ranged from general office work to drafting and reviewing documents to labor work associated with oil wells in the field to negotiating medical bills of an injured fellow employee. On March 26, 2006, Loosemore forged the signature of the bookkeeper, Ivy Morris, on a company check for $368.90. The following day while balancing the company books, Morris noticed a check that cleared the bank was out of sequence.3 Morris contacted the bank and requested a copy of the check. She then confronted Loosemore, who admitted he

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