{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1208","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1208","heading":"Defect in office no defense.","body":"It is no defense to a prosecution for improper influence that a person whom the accused sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because the person had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc06/index.html#1208","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"c5d56702f92c8826b8d547d011208e22c61edb2ade3e82e064b7901fbb6f74f2","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1207","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}