What is the legal test for dismissing an indictment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Stone, 633 F.2d 1272 (9th Cir. 1979):

Dismissal of an indictment is required only in cases in which the grand jury has been flagrantly overreached or deceived in some significant way. United States v. Thompson, 576 F.2d 784, 786 (9th Cir. 1978).

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