Delaware Statutes

§ 255 — Knowledge of high probability

Delaware § 255
JurisdictionDelaware
Title11
PartDelaware Criminal Code
Ch. 2GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING OFFENSES

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 255 (2026).

Text

When knowledge of the existence of a particular fact is an element of an offense, such knowledge is established if a person is aware of a high probability of its existence, unless the person actually believes that it does not exist.

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Legislative History

11 Del. C. 1953, § 255; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1

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