Where an intent to injure, defraud, or cheat is required to constitute an offense, it shall be sufficient, in an indictment or accusation therefor, to allege generally an intent to injure, defraud, or cheat, without naming the person intended to be injured, defrauded, or cheated, and it shall be sufficient, and not deemed a variance, if there appear to be any intent to injure, defraud, or cheat the United States, or any state, or any county, corporation, officer or person.
W. Va. Code § 62-2-8
Allegations of intent to injure, cheat or defraud
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 163 W. Va. 370 - State v. Eden (1979)
Most recently applied in 163 W. Va. 370 - State v. Eden (July 1979)
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