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W. Va. Code § 62-9-3

Indictment for murder

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Holland v. Coiner (1968)

Most recently applied in Barker v. Coiner (November 1969)

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.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.