{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-532","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 532","heading":"“Substantial step” defined.","body":"A “substantial step” under § 531 of this title is an act or omission which leaves no reasonable doubt as to the defendant’s intention to commit the crime which the defendant is charged with attempting.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter I. Inchoate Crimes"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc01/index.html#532","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"8e8128963587990186c0c921581df2d73559548a7ec2c6729169e11b6a7b88a8","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-531","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-533"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}