DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.811(c)
Criminal Mischief [Statutory Defense, Non-Affirmative]
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF [STATUTORY DEFENSE,
NON-AFFIRMATIVE]
A defense raised by Defendant in this case is Defendant had a right to engage
in [conduct]. The Delaware Criminal Code defines the defense as Defendant had a
reasonable ground to believe Defendant had a right to engage in the conduct which
ultimately [damaged/tampered with] the tangible property of [another person or
public utility].
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
bb0dd7ebb33cfa9d35cdd58f711f0813406e5782d61c4117a0e9134ae206928e
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