Del. Code 11, § 273 : Crimes And Criminal Procedure — General Provisions Concerning Offenses — Liability for the conduct of another - Exemption

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Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399

Unless otherwise provided by this Criminal Code or by the statute defining the offense, a person is not liable for an offense committed by another person if:

(1) The person is a victim of that offense; or
(2) The offense is so defined that the person's conduct is inevitably incident to its commission; or
(3) The person terminates complicity prior to commission of the offense and:
a. Wholly deprives it of effectiveness in the commission of the offense; or
b. Gives timely warning to the Attorney General or the police or otherwise makes a proper effort to prevent the commission of the offense.

If the actor's conduct constitutes a separate offense, the actor is liable for that offense only and not for the conduct or offense committed by the other person.

Del. C. § 273
11 Del. C. 1953, § 273; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;
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