Delaware Statutes

§ 243 — Definition of “voluntary act.”

Delaware § 243
JurisdictionDelaware
Title11
PartDelaware Criminal Code
Ch. 2GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING OFFENSES

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 243 (2026).

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“Voluntary act” means a bodily movement performed consciously or habitually as a result of effort or determination, and includes possession if the defendant knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of the defendant’s control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate possession.

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Legislative History

11 Del. C. 1953, § 243; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1

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