Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 261 (2026)

Causation

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Conduct is the cause of a result when it is an antecedent but for which the result in question would not have occurred.

11 Del. C. 1953, § 261; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: Harris v. State, 965 A.2d 691 (Del. 2009).

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Harris v. State, 965 A.2d 691 (Del. 2009). “See: 11 Del. C. § 261 (establishing the "but for” standard of causation).”

State v. Church (Del. Super. Ct. 2025). “40 11 Del. C. § 261. 41 Delaware courts have recognized that certain de minimus injuries do not rise to the level of “physical injury,” much less “serious physical injury.”

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