Delaware Code
11 Del. C. § 1332 (2026)
Abusing a corpse; class A misdemeanor
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A person is guilty of abusing a corpse when, except as authorized by law, the person treats a corpse in a way that a reasonable person knows would outrage ordinary family sensibilities.
Abusing a corpse is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, § 1332; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;Notes of Decisions
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cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: State v. Schaeffer-Patton (Del. Super. Ct. 2022).
State v. Schaeffer-Patton (Del. Super. Ct. 2022). “Police officers reported that Defendant put the decedent into a body bag and dragged the bag 1 11 Del. C. §1332. 2 D.I. 29. down three flights of stairs.”
State v. Schaeffer-Patton (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “Pre-Trial, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss the Indictment, arguing that 11 Del. C. § 1332 was unconstitutionally vague.”
State v. Schaeffer-Patton (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “Pre-Trial, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss the Indictment, arguing that 11 Del. C. § 1332 was unconstitutionally vague.”
State of Delaware v. Taylor. (Del. Super. Ct. 2015). “The evidence in this case established that four days before Taylor and Mumford were to be married, a stressed-out and put-upon 19 11 Del. C. §1332. 33 Taylor beat Mumford to death in the house they shared because she disrespected him in front of his friends, leaving her naked…”
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