{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-441","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 441","heading":"Ignorance or mistake of fact as defense.","body":"In any prosecution for an offense, it is a defense that the accused engaged in the conduct charged to constitute the offense under ignorance or mistake of fact if:\n(1) The ignorance or mistake negatives the state of mind for the commission of the offense; or\n(2) The statute defining the offense or a statute related thereto expressly provides that the ignorance or mistake constitutes a defense or exemption; or\n(3) The ignorance or mistake is of a kind that supports a defense of justification as defined in this Criminal Code.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 4. Defenses to Criminal Liability"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c004/index.html#441","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"5fd7cda6ec7b46a2cb77815f09beeb68a3178bad3bd395cdd118ef799ac3ce52","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-433-440","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-442-450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}