Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 607: Strangulation or suffocation; class B or D felony; penalty; affirmative defense
What this law says, in plain English
Strangulation or suffocation—intentionally blocking airflow or blood circulation in another person's throat or nose/mouth—is a class D felony, or class B felony if a weapon was used, serious injury occurred, a court protective order existed, the victim was pregnant, or the victim was a child.
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