West Virginia Statutes
§ 62-2-1 — Prosecutions to be by presentment or indictment
West Virginia § 62-2-1
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W. Va. Code § 62-2-1 (2026).
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Prosecutions for offenses against the state, unless otherwise provided, shall be by presentment or indictment. The trial of a person on a charge of felony shall always be by indictment; and indictment may be found in the first instance, whether the accused has been examined or committed by a justice or not.
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West Virginia § 62-2-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/62/62-2-1.