West Virginia § 62-9-3 Indictment for murder

West Virginia Statutes

§ 62-9-3 — Indictment for murder

West Virginia § 62-9-3

Ch. 62CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Art. 9FORMS OF INDICTMENTS

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W. Va. Code § 62-9-3 (2026).

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An indictment for murder shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one:

That A ..............., on the ......... day of .........., nineteen ......................., in the said county ................., feloniously, wilfully, maliciously, deliberately and unlawfully did slay, kill and murder one B.................., against the peace and dignity of the state.

Upon the trial of such indictment the accused may be convicted of either murder of the first degree, murder of the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter, as the evidence may warrant.

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An indictment for murder shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one:

That A ..............., on the ......... day of .........., nineteen ......................., in the said county ................., feloniously, wilfully, maliciously, deliberately and unlawfully did slay, kill and murder one B.................., against the peace and dignity of the state.

Upon the trial of such indictment the accused may be convicted of either murder of the first degree, murder of the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter, as the evidence may warrant.