§ 5909. Proceedings on arrest.
§ 5909. Proceedings on arrest. (a) Upon the arrest of any person according to this chapter, the person arrested shall be brought before a Justice of the Peace Court in the county in which the offense was alleged to have occurred unless a Justice of the Peace Court in another county is closer to the […]
§ 5910. Use of audiovisual devices.
§ 5910. Use of audiovisual devices. Anything else in this or any other chapter or title notwithstanding, those proceedings specified by court rule may be conducted by audiovisual device. Audiovisual monitors shall be situated in the courtroom and at the location where the defendant is physically located so as to provide the public, the court […]
§ 5911. Procedure where probable ground for accusation is found.
§ 5911. Procedure where probable ground for accusation is found. (a) If a justice of the peace considers there is probable ground for an accusation, the justice shall, in case of a capital crime, commit the accused for trial, and in any other case bind the accused, with sufficient surety, for the accused’s appearance at […]
§ 5912. Subpoenas and warrants in criminal cases; enforcement.
§ 5912. Subpoenas and warrants in criminal cases; enforcement. Any justice of the peace, in the exercise of that justice’s criminal jurisdiction, may issue subpoenas and other warrants into any county in the State for summoning or bringing any person to give evidence in any matter triable before the justice and may enforce obedience by […]
§ 5913. Endorsing names of witnesses on commitments and recognizances.
§ 5913. Endorsing names of witnesses on commitments and recognizances. (a) Justices of the peace and other officers of this State, who give persons charged with the commission of any crime, preliminary hearings, shall endorse on the back of such commitments and recognizances, the names of state’s witnesses, and their place of residence. The prothonotaries […]
§ 5914. Transcripts of docket entries.
§ 5914. Transcripts of docket entries. (a) The Justice of the Peace Court, upon request and payment or tender of the legal fee, shall make and certify under seal a true transcript of all the docket entries in any cause before the court, or upon any record in the Court’s possession, or if specially required, […]
§ 5915. Fines, costs and restitution; collection and disposition.
§ 5915. Fines, costs and restitution; collection and disposition. (a) All fines, costs, restitution, penalties, charges and emoluments imposed or levied by the Justice of the Peace Court, including those costs now levied for constables, shall be for such amounts as are provided by law, and all such amounts imposed or levied shall be collected […]
§ 5101. Writs or precepts to take persons indicted.
§ 5101. Writs or precepts to take persons indicted. The Superior Court may issue writs or precepts, under the seal of the Court, to any sheriff, or other officer, of any county in the State, to take any person indicted. Code 1852, § 1931; Code 1915, § 3800; Code 1935, § 4312; 11 Del. C. […]
§ 5305. Bail and commitment upon election to trial by Court.
§ 5305. Bail and commitment upon election to trial by Court. (a) In all those cases where, by § 5303 of this title, the accused may elect to be tried by the Court, if the accused elects to be tried by the Court, the justice of the peace shall hold such accused under sufficient bail […]
§ 5102. Subpoenas and warrants generally; enforcement.
§ 5102. Subpoenas and warrants generally; enforcement. The Superior Court, in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, may issue subpoenas and other warrants into any county in the State, for summoning or bringing any person to give evidence in any matter triable before it and may enforce obedience by fine or imprisonment. Such subpoenas and […]