Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 1239 (2026)

Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; class E felony

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(a) A person who wears a hood, mask or other disguise during the commission of any felony is guilty of wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony. Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony is a class E felony.

(b) A person may be found guilty of violating this section notwithstanding that the felony for which the person is convicted during which the person was wearing a disguise is a lesser included felony of the one originally charged.

70 Del. Laws, c. 372, § 1;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2022 · leading case: State v. White (Del. Super. Ct. 2022).

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State v. White (Del. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 512; and one count of Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony, 11 Del. C. § 1239. 2. The undersigned presided over a two-week trial that examined Mr.”

Urquhart v. State (Del. 2016). “6 “An abuse of discretion occurs when a court has exceeded the bounds of reason in view of the circumstances, or so ignored recognized rules of law or practice to produce injustice.”

State v. Stevens (Del. Super. Ct. 2017). “§ 1448; one count of Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony, 11 Del. C. § 1239; Conspiracy in the Second Degree, 11 Del.”

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