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§ 4501 — Formal defects and clerical errors

Delaware § 4501
JurisdictionDelaware
Title11
PartCriminal Procedure Generally
Ch. 45APPEAL; STAY OF EXECUTION; POSTCONVICTION REMEDY

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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 11, § 4501 (2026).

Text

In a criminal case, judgment shall not be reversed for any clerical misprision or formal defect, if the record contains substantial ground for judgment. The omission of the words “with force and arms” shall be deemed a defect in form merely.

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Legislative History

Code 1852, § 2968; Code 1915, § 4835; Code 1935, § 5326; 11 Del. C. 1953, § 4501

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