Indiana Supreme Court October 20, 2000, 49S05-0010-CR-592 (Skinner v. State)

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The State charged appellants Melissa J. Skinner and Brandon H. Cockrell with defrauding a financial institution, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-43-5-8 (West 1998), in cases arising out of separate facts.

Appellants assert that the allegations against them also fall under the statute that criminalizes check fraud, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-43-5-12(b) (West 1998). Relying on

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