Delaware § 5901 Advising accused of right to trial by Court of Common Pleas

Delaware Statutes

§ 5901 — Advising accused of right to trial by Court of Common Pleas

Delaware § 5901

Title11

PartProcedure in Particular Courts

Ch. 59JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 5901 (2026).

Text

In all criminal cases in all counties where a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter and the accused has the right to elect to have the case tried by the Court of Common Pleas, every justice of the peace shall advise such accused of the accused’s right to so elect, before the justice shall have jurisdiction to try the case.

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Legislative History

Code 1915, § 3763E; 29 Del. Laws, c. 250 ; 37 Del. Laws, c. 262, §§ 17, 19, 20 ; 38 Del. Laws, c. 199, §§ 1, 2 ; 40 Del. Laws, c. 235, §§ 1, 2 ; 40 Del. Laws, c. 236 ; Code 1935, §§ 5811, 5839; 42 Del. Laws, c. 184 ; 46 Del. Laws, c. 176 ; 11 Del. C. 1953, § 5901; 50 Del. Laws, c. 58, § 1 ; 58 Del. Laws, c. 432 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1