Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 636: Murder in the first degree; class A felony
What this law says, in plain English
Murder in the first degree is a class A felony. It includes intentionally causing death, causing death during commission of a felony, forcing another to commit suicide, recklessly killing certain public officials during duty, using destructive devices to kill, or killing to prevent arrest or escape.
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