West Virginia Statutes
§ 61-11-14 — Acquittal for variance or insufficient indictment
West Virginia § 61-11-14
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT
Art. 11GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES
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W. Va. Code § 61-11-14 (2026).
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A person acquitted of an offense, on the ground of a variance between the allegations and the proof of the indictment or other accusation, or upon an exception to the form or substance thereof, may be arraigned again upon a new indictment or other proper accusation, and tried and convicted for the same offense, notwithstanding such former acquittal.
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West Virginia § 61-11-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/61-11-14.