{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-302","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 302","heading":"Jury instruction for defendant on reasonable doubt.","body":"(a) Pursuant to § 301(b) of this title, the defendant is entitled to a jury instruction that the jury must acquit if they fail to find each element of the offense proved beyond a reasonable doubt.\n(b) The defendant may produce whatever evidence the defendant has tending to negate the existence of any element of the offense, and, if the court finds that a reasonable juror might believe that evidence, the defendant is entitled to a jury instruction that the jury must consider whether the evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to the defendant’s guilt.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 3. Proving and Disproving Criminal Guilt"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c003/index.html#302","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"7fd09a92ad0ec9215fef61ae56f9520bb1b1dedd9b4f27f71d16be9234084892","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-301","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}