DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 16.4753(2)
Drug Dealing - Aggravated Possession Manufacture, Delivery or Possession with Aggravating Factor
DRUG DEALING: POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER
[DESIGNER DRUG]
In order to find Defendant guilty of this charge, you must find that the State
has proved the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. The substance possessed was [drug], or any mixture containing
[drug] [, or has a chemical structure substantially similar to [drug] or
that was specifically designed to product an effect substantially
similar to [drug]];
2. Defendant possessed the substance;
3. Defendant acted knowingly; and
4. When Defendant possessed the substance, Defendant had the intent
to deliver it.
“Possession” includes actual possession and constructive possession. Actual
possession means Defendant knowingly had direct physical control over the
substance. Constructive possession means the substance was within Defendant’s
reasonable control, that is, in or about Defendant’s person, premises, belongings,
or vehicle. In other words, Defendant had constructive possession over the
substance if Defendant had both the power and the intention, at a given
time, to exercise control over the substance, either directly or through another
person. Possession may be sole or joint. If one person has actual or constructive
possession of a thing, possession is sole. If two or more persons share actual or
constructive possession over a thing, possession is joint. Possession is proven if
you find beyond a reasonable doubt Defendant had actual or constructive
possession, either alone or jointly with others.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware Defendant possessed
the substance. The State need not prove that Defendant had any knowledge of the
weight or quantity of the substance. However, the State must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt that the substance weighed a certain amount or was in a certain
quantity. Knowledge may be inferred from the surrounding circumstances,
considering whether a reasonable person in Defendant’s circumstances would
have had such knowledge.
“Deliver” means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer from one
person to another of an illegal or prohibited drug, either directly or through
another person.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE
The State must prove the following special circumstance beyond a
reasonable doubt:
At the time Defendant possessed the substance with the intent to deliver the
substance,
[Defendant was within 300 feet of a school.]
[Defendant was within 300 feet of a park.]
[Defendant was within 300 feet of a place of worship.]
[Defendant was an adult (age 18 or older) and the offense involved a
juvenile (under the age of 18); and the juvenile was a co-conspirator or
accomplice, or the juvenile was the intended or actual recipient of the substance;
and Defendant was more than 4 years older than the juvenile.]
[the offense occurred in a vehicle.]
[Defendant intentionally prevented or attempted to prevent arrest by a law
enforcement officer by using force or violence towards the officer.]
[Defendant fled in a vehicle from a law enforcement office while the
officer was trying to arrest or detain Defendant, and Defendant created a
substantial risk of physical injury to others.]
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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