West Virginia Statutes
§ 61-11-13 — Former acquittal on merits
West Virginia § 61-11-13
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT
Art. 11GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES
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W. Va. Code § 61-11-13 (2026).
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A person acquitted by the jury upon the facts and merits on a former trial may plead such acquittal in bar of a second prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or substance of the indictment or accusation on which he was acquitted.
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West Virginia § 61-11-13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/61-11-13.