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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment » Article 11. General Provisions Concerning Crimes

§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 […]

§61-11-8a. Solicitation to Commit Certain Felonies; Classification; Defenses

(a) Any person who solicits another to commit a violation of the law which constitutes a felony crime of violence against the person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be: (1) Confined in a state correctional facility for not less than three nor more than fifteen years if the offense solicited […]

§61-11-9. Limitation of Prosecution; Lost Indictment

A prosecution for committing or procuring another person to commit perjury shall be commenced within three years next after the perjury was committed. A prosecution for a misdemeanor shall be commenced within one year after the offense was committed: Provided, That whenever the indictment in any case shall be stolen, lost or destroyed, a new […]