Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Del. Code (Title 11) § 301: State’s prima facie case; proof beyond reasonable doubt

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes procedural rules for criminal prosecutions: the state must present credible evidence of each offense element, and conviction requires proof beyond reasonable doubt. It permits corpus delicti of underlying felonies in compound crimes to be proven partly through defendant statements.

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