Delaware Statutes
§ 1447 — Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony; class B felony
Delaware·Title 11·Part Delaware Criminal Code·Ch. 5 SPECIFIC OFFENSES·Subch. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency
(a)A person who is in possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony is guilty of possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony.
Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony is a class B felony.
(b), (c) [Repealed.]
(d)Every person charged under this section over the age of 16 years may be tried as an adult pursuant to §§ 1010 and 1011 of Title 10, notwithstanding any contrary provision of statutes governing the Family Court or any other state law.
(e)A person may be found guilty of violating this section notwithstanding that the felony for which the person is convicted and during which the person possessed the deadly weapon is a lesser included felony of the one originally charged.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Delaware § 1447 (Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony; class B felony) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
11 Del. C. 1953, § 1447; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 203, § 34 ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 547, § 15 ; 60 Del. Laws, c. 306, §§ 1, 2 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 412, § 1 ; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 73 Del. Laws, c. 107, § 1 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 3 ; 82 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 2