West Virginia Statutes
§ 62-1-9 — Continuance
West Virginia § 62-1-9
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 62-1-9 (2026).
Text
The justice shall grant upon request of the defendant one continuance for a period not to exceed ten days. A continuance for a like period shall be granted on request of the state if the defendant has been admitted to bail. No other continuance shall be granted except for good cause or by mutual consent of the state and the defendant.
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Legislative History
1965 Reg. Sess., HB505
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-1
Complaint§ 62-1-10
Concurrent powers§ 62-1-12
Severability§ 62-1-2
Warrant -- Issuance§ 62-1-3
Same -- Contents§ 62-1-7
Offense arising in other county§ 62-1-8
Preliminary examination§ 62-1-9
Continuance§ 62-10-1
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West Virginia § 62-1-9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/62/62-1-9.