SPONSOR:

Rep. Lynn & Sen. Blevins

 

Reps. Barbieri, Baumbach, Brady, Briggs King, Hudson, Jaques, Paradee, K. Williams; Sens. Bushweller, Lopez

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 7

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STRANGULATION.


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §4201(c), Title 11 of the Delaware Codeby making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions shown by underline as follows and redesignating accordingly:

(c) The following felonies shall be designated as violent felonies:

Title 11, Section              Crime

607 Strangulation

SYNOPSIS

In 2010, the Legislature added the crime of Strangulation, a Class D or Class E felony, to the Delaware Code.This bill adds Strangulation to the list of violent felonies.As a result, the provisions of 11 Del. C. §2116 governing the revocation of bail upon subsequent arrest shall apply to an offense of Strangulation.