DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1333(b)
Trading in Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects
TRADING IN HUMAN REMAINS AND ASSOCIATED FUNERARY
OBJECTS
In order to find Defendant guilty of Trading in Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects, you must find the State proved the following three
(3) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [sold/bought/transported for sale or profit/offered to buy, sell
or transport for sale or profit] within the State [human remains/associated funerary
objects];
(2) The [human remains/associated funerary objects]
[sold/bought/transported for sale or profit/offered to buy, sell or transport for sale
or profit] by Defendant were unlawfully removed from the burial site; and
(3) Defendant acted knowingly.
“Unlawful” means contrary to law or not permitted by law.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware Defendant was
engaging in the purchase, sale, or transport for sale or profit or offered to buy, sell,
or transport for sale or profit any unlawfully removed human remains or any
associated funerary objects.
"Associated funerary objects" means a manufactured or natural item that is
intentionally buried with human remains or added later to the burial site as a part
of a cultural, religious or group death rite or ceremony. Such objects include
gravestones, monuments, tombs or any other structure in or directly associated
with a burial site.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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