SKINNER v. STATE

No. 49S05-0010-CR-592.

736 N.E.2d 1222 (2000)

Melissa SKINNER, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below). Brandon Cockrell, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. State of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Caudill, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Adam M. Dulik, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Appellee.


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 State v. Wynne, 699 N.E.2d 717

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