{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-210","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 210","heading":"Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction or when fraudulently procured by defendant.","body":"A prosecution is not a bar within the meaning of §§ 207, 208 and 209 of this title under any of the following circumstances:\n(1) The former prosecution was before a court which lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense; or\n(2) The former prosecution was procured by the defendant without the knowledge of the appropriate prosecuting officer and with the purpose of avoiding the sentence which might otherwise be imposed; or\n(3) The former prosecution resulted in a judgment of conviction which was held invalid on appeal or in a subsequent proceeding on a writ of habeas corpus, coram nobis or similar process.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 2. General Provisions Concerning Offenses"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c002/index.html#210","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"31f0e0116d5c08f5f0860a2ebacd6520f00d504775c1936eb9de842717250f5d","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-209","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}