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11 Del. C. § 101 (2026)

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Part I of this title shall be known as the “Delaware Criminal Code.”

11 Del. C. 1953, §  101;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1; 
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Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1967–2021 · leading case: Jenkins v. State, 230 A.2d 262 (Del. 1967).
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Jenkins v. State, 230 A.2d 262 (Del. 1967). “In this connection, we note 11 Del.C. § 101(b) providing: “Any crime or offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony is a misdemeanor.”
MacK v. State, 312 A.2d 319 (Del. 1973). “11 Del.C. § 101. 3 It is beyond the judicial power to delimit the word “felony” by restricting it to non-violent or “passive” felonies only.”
State v. Robinson, 251 A.2d 552 (Del. 1969). “In this connection, to be noted is 11 Del.C. § 101(b) providing: “Any crime or offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony is a misdemeanor.”
United States Ex Rel. Clark v. Anderson, 356 F. Supp. 445 (D. Del. 1973). “11 Del.C. § 101(b) provides that any crime or offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony is a misdemeanor.”
State v. Smith, 324 A.2d 203 (Del. 1974). “11 Del.C. § 101 etc. The Code generally “does not apply to offenses prior to its effective date”, but § 102(2) permits application to previous offenses under certain circumstances : “§ 102.”
Hamilton v. State, 343 A.2d 594 (Del. 1975). “1 11 Del.C. § 101 et seq., the Trial Court instructed the jury erroneously regarding the defendant’s burden on the issue of self-defense or, in the terminology of the Code, justification.”
Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co. (Del. Super. Ct. 2021). “127 See generally 11 Del. C. §§ 101 et seq. 128 See, e.g., 8 Del.”
State v. Russo, 270 A.2d 525 (Del. 1970). “It is plain, we think, from § 951, that delinquency is an offense against the laws of this State.”
— 11 Del. C. § 101(b) — 4 cases
Jenkins v. State, 230 A.2d 262 (Del. 1967). “In this connection, we note 11 Del.C. § 101(b) providing: “Any crime or offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony is a misdemeanor.”
State v. Robinson, 251 A.2d 552 (Del. 1969). “In this connection, to be noted is 11 Del.C. § 101(b) providing: “Any crime or offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony is a misdemeanor.”
United States Ex Rel. Clark v. Anderson, 356 F. Supp. 445 (D. Del. 1973). “11 Del.C. § 101(b) provides that any crime or offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony is a misdemeanor.”
State v. Russo, 270 A.2d 525 (Del. 1970). “It is plain, we think, from § 951, that delinquency is an offense against the laws of this State.”
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