DE · constitutions
Del. Const. art. IV, § 28
Criminal jurisdiction of inferior courts and justices of the peace; regulation of jurisdiction; indictment; jury trial; appeals
(a) The General Assembly may by law give to any inferior courts by it established or to be established, or to 1 or more justices of the peace, jurisdiction of the following criminal matters: assaults and batteries, carrying concealed a deadly weapon, disturbing meetings held for the purpose of religious worship, nuisances, and such other misdemeanors as the General Assembly may from time to time, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House, prescribe.
(b) The General Assembly may by law regulate this jurisdiction, and provide that the proceedings shall be with or without indictment by grand jury, or trial by petit jury, and may grant or deny the privilege of appeal to the Superior Court; provided, however, that there shall be an appeal to the Superior Court in all cases in which the sentence shall be imprisonment exceeding 1 month, or a fine exceeding $100.
History
47 Del. Laws, c. 261 and 48 Del. Laws, c. 109; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5
Provenance
- Source
- delcode.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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