Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 275 (2026)

Indictment as principal and conviction as accomplice; indictment as accomplice and conviction as principal

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(a) A person indicted for committing an offense may be convicted as an accomplice to another person guilty of committing the offense.

(b) A person indicted as an accomplice to an offense committed by another person may be convicted as a principal.

11 Del. C. 1953, §  275;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: State v. Broomer (Del. Super. Ct. 2023).
State v. Broomer (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). · cites it 3× “Under 11 Del. C. § 275(a) “[a] person 15 Super.”
Newton v. State (Del. 2015). “, 11 Del. C. § 275(a) (“A person indicted for committing an offense may be convicted as an accomplice to another person guilty of committing the offense”); 11 Del.”
Thomas v. State (Del. 2015). “16 (18) This Court has reviewed the record carefully and has concluded that Thomas’s appeal is wholly without merit and devoid of any arguably appealable issue.”
— 11 Del. C. § 275(a) — 2 cases
State v. Broomer (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “Under 11 Del. C. § 275(a) “[a] person 15 Super.”
Newton v. State (Del. 2015). “, 11 Del. C. § 275(a) (“A person indicted for committing an offense may be convicted as an accomplice to another person guilty of committing the offense”); 11 Del.”
— 11 Del. C. § 275(b) — 1 case
State v. Broomer (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “Under 11 Del. C. § 275(a) “[a] person 15 Super.”
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