Mott v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Gerry J. Mott (“Mott”), appeals from his Superior Court judgment of conviction for feloniously committing New Home Construction Fraud. Mott contends that the indictment returned against him was fatally defective because it failed to allege the amount of loss associated with the charge. Mott argues that his right to prosecution by indictment under Article I, Section 8 of the Delaware Constitution was violated because, in failing to provide the amount of loss associated with Mott’s alleged fraud, the indictment omitted an essential element of the crime…