§61-11-10. Venue of Offenses
Prosecutions for offenses committed, wholly or in part, without, and made punishable within, this state, may be in any county in which the offender may be found, or to which he may be sent by any judge, justice, or court.
§61-11-2. Capital Punishment Abolished
Capital punishment is hereby abolished for all offenses against the laws of the State of West Virginia, and no person heretofore or hereafter convicted of any offense in violation of said laws shall be executed, irrespective of whether the crime was committed, the conviction had, or the sentence imposed, before or after the enactment of […]
§61-11-3. Punishment for Common-Law Offenses
A common-law offense for which punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punished only in the mode so prescribed.
§61-11-4. Corruption of Blood and Forfeiture of Estate Abolished
No suicide or attainder of felony shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.
§61-11-5. No Merger of Civil Remedy by Commission of Felony
The commission of a felony shall not stay or merge any civil remedy.
§61-11-6. Punishment of Principals in the Second Degree and Accessories Before and After the Fact
(a) In the case of every felony, every principal in the second degree and every accessory before the fact shall be punishable as if he or she were the principal in the first degree; and every accessory after the fact shall be confined in jail not more than one year and fined not exceeding $500. […]
§61-11-7. Prosecution of Accessories
An accessory, either before or after the fact, may, whether the principal felon be convicted or not, or be amenable to justice or not, be indicted, convicted, and punished in the county in which he became accessory, or in which the principal felon might be indicted. Any such accessory before the fact may be indicted […]
§61-11-8. Attempts; Classification and Penalties Therefor
Every person who attempts to commit an offense, but fails to commit or is prevented from committing it, shall, where it is not otherwise provided, be punished as follows: (1) If the offense attempted be punishable with life imprisonment, the person making such attempt shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be […]
§61-11-1. Classification of Offenses
Offenses are either felonies or misdemeanors. Such offenses as are punishable by confinement in the penitentiary are felonies; all other offenses are misdemeanors. The word “penitentiary” as used in this section shall mean and include any and all institutions provided by the state for the confinement of persons sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary, notwithstanding […]
§61-11-1a. Sentence of Female Felons
Upon conviction of a female for a felony and, subsequent sentence of confinement, the trial court shall sentence her to the custody of the state department of corrections.