Delaware
State update
Link to Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty
Link to death penalty and execution statute
Execution statute in particular is Section (f)
Date death penalty reenacted
March, 29, 1974
Can a defendant get death penalty for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder?
Yes; also if they pay or conspire to pay someone else to commit the murder
How is the sentence determined?
Judge may override a jury decision
Location of death row(s)
Smyrna (Women: Claymont)
Clemency process
Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice
Time of execution (in law and/or by custom)
Between 12:01 am and 3:00 am
Number of people exonerated from death row since 1973
0
Names of people exonerated from death row since 1973
N/A
