CHAPTER 240
AN ACT AGREEING TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
WHEREAS, amendments to the Constitution of the State of Delaware were proposed to the 119th General Assembly as follows:
An Act Proposing Amendments To Article Iv Of The Constitution Of The State Of Delaware, Relating To The Judiciary.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware (two-thirds of all the Members elected to each Branch concurring therein):
Section 1. Paragraph (1) of Section 11 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Delaware is amended to read as follows:
(1) (a) To receive appeals from the Superior Court in civil causes and to determine finally all matters of appeal in the interlocutory or final judgments and other proceedings of said Superior Court in civil causes: Provided that on appeal from a verdict of a jury, the findings of the jury, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive.
(1) (b) To receive appeals from the Superior Court in criminal causes, upon application of the accused in all cases in which the sentence shall be death, imprisonment exceeding one month, or fine exceeding One Hundred Dollars, and in such other cases as shall be provided by law; and to determine finally all matters of appeal on the judgments and proceedings of said Superior Court in criminal causes: Provided, however, that appeals from the Superior Court in cases of prosecution under Section 8 of Article V of this Constitution shall be governed by the provisions of that Section.
Section 2. That paragraph (2) of Section 11 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Delaware be amended to read as follows:
(2) Wherever in this Constitution reference is made to a writ of error or a proceeding in error to the Superior Court, such reference shall be construed as referring to the appeal provided for in Section (1) (a) and Section (1) (b) of this Article., AND
WHEREAS, the said proposed amendments were agreed to by two-thirds of all the members elected to each House in the said 119th General Assembly, NOW, THEREFORE
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware (two-thirds of all the Members elected to each Branch concurring therein):
Section 1. The said proposed amendments are agreed to and adopted and shall forthwith become part of the Constitution.
Effective March 23, 1960.