# Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 1: Rule 1. Scope

> Delaware · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R1

## Section

- **Citation:** Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 1
- **Heading:** Rule 1. Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Delaware
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Delaware Court Rules / Superior Court / Rules of Criminal Procedure, Superior Court of Delaware / Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 1

## Text

These rules govern the procedure in all criminal proceedings in Superior Court and in preliminary or
supplementary proceedings in other courts when the judge acts as a committing magistrate for Superior
Court.
History.
Adopted, effective Feb. 12, 1953; revised, effective Jan. 1, 1992.

## Nearby sections

- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 1 Rule 1. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R1.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 2 Rule 2. Purpose and construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R2.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 3 Rule 3. Commencement and complaint](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R3.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 4 Rule 4. Arrest warrant or summons; capias](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R4.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 5 Rule 5. Initial appearance before the committing magistrate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R5.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 5.1 Rule 5.1. Preliminary examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R5_1.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 5.2 Rule 5.2. Pretrial release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R5_2.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 5.3 Rule 5.3. Modification of conditions of release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R5_3.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 5.4 Rule 5.4. Proceedings for violation of pretrial supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R5_4.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 6 Rule 6. The grand jury](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R6.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 7 Rule 7. The indictment and the information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R7.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 8 Rule 8. Joinder of offenses and of defendants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R8.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 9 Rule 9. Warrant or summons upon indictment or information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R9.md)
- [Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 10 Rule 10. Arraignment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_DE_DESUPERCRIM_R10.md)

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