{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-241","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 241","heading":"Conviction to precede punishment.","body":"The punishments prescribed by this Criminal Code or by any other statute of a criminal nature may be inflicted only after a judgment of conviction by a court having jurisdiction over the person of the defendant and over the subject matter.","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#241","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"9e8232cf233abf241c303807edfea16bd5fa478b91374ba220bd4d3e9aa24403","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-235-240","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-242"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}