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Delaware Statutes

§ 2736 — Offenses begun in this State

Delaware § 2736
JurisdictionDelaware
Title11
PartCriminal Procedure Generally
Ch. 27JURISDICTION AND VENUE
Subch.Venue

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 2736 (2026).

Text

If any criminal offense is begun in this State and completed elsewhere, it shall be deemed to have been committed in this State, and may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, determined and punished in this State in the same manner as if it had been actually and wholly committed in this State.

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Legislative History

21 Del. Laws, c. 307 ; Code 1915, § 4818; Code 1935, § 5306; 11 Del. C. 1953, § 2736

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