Evans v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

The movant Evans, a doctor of medicine located in Bell County, was indicted in Franklin County for violating KRS 194.-505(6) and KRS 205.850(4). The first count of the indictment alleged that during January through July of 1980 he devised a scheme to obtain Medicaid benefits by means of false and fraudulent representations which were presented for payment in the form of 54 separate claims for physician’s services. Count 2 set forth these 54 incidents in detail and charged Dr. Evans with violating KRS 205.850(4) by presenting claims to the Department of Human Resources for…