Del. Code 11, § 261 : Crimes And Criminal Procedure — General Provisions Concerning Offenses — Causation Date: 2 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399 Conduct is the cause of a result when it is an antecedent but for which the result in question would not have occurred. Del. C. § 261 11 Del. C. 1953, § 261; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.;