§62-2-1. Prosecutions to Be by Presentment or Indictment

WV Code § 62-2-1 (2019) (N/A)
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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.