DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1208
Defect in Office No Defense
DEFECT IN OFFICE [NO DEFENSE]
It is no defense that (person) was not qualified to act in the desired way
because Defendant had (not yet assumed office/lacked jurisdiction/any other
reason).
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
90ef4ff1e6cf1ec9b9dd8f0284878dd2ce5526028a37eda3abc67dd8f858a25b
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