Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1208 – Defect in office no defense
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It is no defense to a prosecution for improper influence that a person whom the accused sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because the person had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.
11 Del. C. 1953, § ?1208; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1208
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.