{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-4221","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 4221","heading":"Modification, deferral, suspension or reduction of sentence for serious physical illness, injury or infirmity.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a court may modify, defer, suspend or reduce a minimum or mandatory sentence of 1 year or less, or a portion thereof, where the court finds by clear and convincing evidence, or by stipulation of the State, that the person to be sentenced suffers from a serious physical illness, injury or infirmity with continuing treatment needs which make incarceration inappropriate and that such person does not constitute a substantial risk to the community.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Criminal Procedure Generally","CHAPTER 42. Classification of Offenses; Sentences"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c042/index.html#4221","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:14Z","sha256":"d221bd10f8c108f2f906c6ebedd92fb40a5fca187f488d6cc448b0762f3d5426","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-4220","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-4301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}