Conviction of felony or perjury shall not render the convict incompetent to testify, but the fact of conviction may be shown in evidence to affect his credibility.
W. Va. Code § 57-3-5
Competency of convicts as witnesses
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Doe v. Webster (1979)
Most recently applied in Fuselier v. State (October 1997)
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Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.