DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1100
Dealing in Children
DEALING IN CHILDREN
In order to find Defendant guilty of Dealing in Children, you must find the
State has proved the following three (3) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [traded/bartered/bought/negotiated to (trade/barter/buy/sell)]
[child];
(2) [child] was under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the charged
offense; and
(3) Defendant acted [intentionally/knowingly].
[Payment for reasonable medical expenses related to pregnancy and the
delivery of a child put up for adoption in accordance with 13 Del. C. § 904(a)(2) is
not a violation of § 1100.]
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
trade, barter, purchase, or negotiate to trade, barter purchase, or sell a child under the
age of 18.
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware the Defendant was trading,
bartering, purchasing, or negotiating to trade, barter purchase, or sell a child under
the age of 18.
“Child” means any individual under the age of 18.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
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