Commonwealth v. Ellis

INTRODUCTION

This matter was before this Court on July 20, 1999 for a hearing on the defendant’s motion to dismiss on account of the impairment of the integrity of the grand jury. Specifically, the defendant argues in his motion that the indictments returned by the grand jury, which charged him and others with insurance fraud, must be dismissed on the grounds that the integrity of the grand jury was impaired by the Commonwealth’s false, misleading, and unfair presentation of evidence. For the following reasons, the defendant’s motion will be DENIED.

BACKGROUND

In its indictments, the…