{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-261","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 261","heading":"Causation.","body":"Conduct is the cause of a result when it is an antecedent but for which the result in question would not have occurred.","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#261","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"9d6e845dfea5137d210ec7ac24637d204df34711512e82f522b5bf5de75d9f0f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-256-260","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}