West Virginia Constitution
Article III, § 4 — Writ of habeas corpus
West Virginia Const. art. III, § 4
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CitationWest Virginia Const. art. III, § 4
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W. Va. Const. art. III, § 4.
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The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended. No person shall be held to answer for treason, felony or other crime, not cognizable by a justice, unless on presentment or indictment of a grand jury. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of a contract, shall be passed.
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