DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1114A(a)
Tongue-splitting
TONGUE-SPLITTING
In order to find Defendant guilty of Tongue-splitting, you must find the State
has proved the following three (3) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant performed an act of tongue-splitting on [person] within the State
of Delaware;
(2) Defendant was not a [physician/dentist] holding a valid license under the
laws of the State of Delaware at the time of the charged offense; and
(3) Defendant acted knowingly.
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware Defendant was splitting another
person’s tongue.
“Tongue-splitting” means the surgical procedure of cutting a human tongue
into 2 or more parts giving it a forked or multi-tipped appearance.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
60c78ac9fe1ba62ce88edcda8086089bd2e3e1b15ea1988ead7f6aee3e6bb55e
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