State v. Cooper, Unpublished Decision (2-23-2006)

JOURNAL ENTRY and OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Darla Cooper ("Cooper"), appeals her conviction. Finding no merit to the appeal, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In 2003, Cooper was charged with three counts of forgery, three counts of uttering, and one count of identity theft. The matter proceeded to a jury trial. The trial court dismissed the identity theft count at the close of the State's case. The jury found Cooper guilty of all the other counts. Cooper was sentenced to one year of community control sanctions and fifty hours of community service.

{¶ 3} Cooper appealed her conviction, which we…