Delaware Code § 11-5901

Advising accused of right to trial by Court of Common Pleas
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In all criminal cases in all counties where a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter and the accused has the
right to elect to have the case tried by the Court of Common Pleas, every justice of the peace shall advise such accused of the accused's
right to so elect, before the justice shall have jurisdiction to try the case.
(Code 1915, § 3763E; 29 Del. Laws, c. 250; 37 Del. Laws, c. 262, §§ 17, 19, 20; 38 Del. Laws, c. 199, §§ 1, 2; 40 Del. Laws,
c. 235, §§ 1, 2; 40 Del. Laws, c. 236; Code 1935, §§ 5811, 5839; 42 Del. Laws, c. 184; 46 Del. Laws, c. 176; 11 Del. C. 1953, §
5901; 50 Del. Laws, c. 58, § 1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 432; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)

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