Delaware § 275 - Indictment as principal and conviction as accomplice; indictment as accomplice and conviction as principal.
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§ 275. Indictment as principal and conviction as accomplice; indictment as accomplice and conviction as principal.
(a) A person indicted for committing an offense may be convicted as an accomplice to another person guilty of committing the offense.
(b) A person indicted as an accomplice to an offense committed by another person may be convicted as a principal.
11 Del. C. 1953, § 275; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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