Delaware Code
11 Del. C. § 781 (2026)
Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree; class A misdemeanor
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A person is guilty of unlawful imprisonment in the second degree when the person knowingly and unlawfully restrains another person.
Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, § 781; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1970–2022 · leading case: Sanchez v. State, 23 S.W.3d 30 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).
Sanchez v. State, 23 S.W.3d 30 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). “1 (quoting 11 Del. C. § 781). [44] Id. at 293. [45] Id.”
In Re Tenenbaum, 918 A.2d 1109 (Del. 2007). “” 11 Del. C. § 781. Pursuant to Section 781, unlawful imprisonment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor in the State of Delaware.”
Smith v. State, 317 A.2d 20 (Del. 1974). “There are a number of eases in which such dissemination has raised serious questions of possible prejudice, and the exclusion of the public from the courtroom, or the holding of arguments at the side-bar or in chambers, can avoid this danger.”
Harris v. State, 293 A.2d 291 (Del. 1972). “11 Del.C. § 781 provides: “Whoever commits the crime of rape; * * * * * “Shall be guilty of felony and shall suffer life imprisonment.”
United States Ex Rel. Mealey v. State of Delaware, 352 F. Supp. 349 (D. Del. 1972). “He was then indicted, tried and convicted by a jury of the Superior Court of Delaware for the commission of two statutory felonies — rape under 11 Del.C. § 781, and breaking and entering under 11 Del.”
Sheldon v. State, 291 A.2d 273 (Del. 1972). “, the appellant, was tried in Superior Court upon an indictment for rape (11 Del.C. § 781). The jury found him guilty of the lesser offense of assault.”
Goodyear v. State, 348 A.2d 174 (Del. 1975). “DUFFY, Justice: In this appeal from convictions for rape, 11 Del.C. § 781, and burglary in the first degree, 11 Del.”
Navarro v. State (Del. 2019). “11 Del. C. § 781; 11 Del. C. § 4206(a). Menacing is an unclassified misdemeanor subject to maximum statutory penalty of thirty days of Level V incarceration.”
State v. Clanton (Del. Super. Ct. 2022). “19 11 Del. C. § 781. 8 Defendant argues there was a reasonable probability a jury would have convicted Defendant of the lesser-included offenses had the instruction been provided.”
Clanton v. State (Del. 2022). “He points to Thomas’s credibility issues and the fact that over the several hours they were in the apartment, they did other activities besides fighting, including eating and having what he considered to be consensual 29 11 Del. C. § 781. 30 11 Del. C. § 782. 9 sex.”
Clanton v. State (Del. 2022). “He points to Thomas’s credibility issues and the fact that over the several hours they were in the apartment, they did other activities besides fighting, including eating and having what he considered to be consensual 29 11 Del. C. § 781. 30 11 Del. C. § 782. 9 sex.”
Allison v. State, 267 A.2d 882 (Del. 1970). “PER CURIAM: This is an appeal from a conviction of rape without a recommendation of mercy by a jury under 11 Del.C. § 781. The appeal charges that the State failed to prove all essential elements of the crime of rape.”
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