The sheriff argued that because the Delaware constitution names sheriffs, among other officials, as “conservators of the peace,” they have constitutional — not common-law — powers ...

The answer, he believes, can be found in an obscure corner of the state’s criminal justice system — Special Conservators of the Peace. These are the individuals who circuit court judges ...

Sussex Sheriff Jeffrey Christopher has maintained since his election in 2010 that his deputies were designated by the Delaware Constitution as “conservators of the peace” and therefore could ...