Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 470: Provisions generally applicable to justification
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines when the legal justification for using force is unavailable—specifically when a defendant acts recklessly or negligently in forming a belief about necessity or in injuring innocent bystanders.
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