{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-856","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 856","heading":"Theft, receiving stolen property no defense; receiving stolen property, theft no defense; conviction of both offenses.","body":"(a) In any prosecution for theft or theft of a firearm, it is no defense that the accused is in fact guilty of receiving stolen property or receiving a stolen firearm. A person may be convicted of the crime which the person has in fact committed.\n(b) In any prosecution for receiving stolen property or receiving a stolen firearm, it is no defense that the accused is in fact guilty of theft or theft of a firearm. A person may be convicted of the crime which the person has in fact committed.\n(c) A person may not be convicted of both theft and receiving stolen property, or both theft of a firearm and receiving a stolen firearm, with regard to property appropriated in the same transaction or series of transactions. A person may be charged with the crime the person seems most likely to have committed and may be convicted as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc03/index.html#856","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"712fe6d1c56100846dbc5422301e927d980238519752e198f22f86a44f68d65e","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-855","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-857"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}