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W. Va. Code § 62-3-18

Conviction of attempt on trial for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty

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W. Va. Code § 62-3-18, Conviction of attempt on trial for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2393161
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On an indictment for felony, the jury may find the accused not guilty of the felony, but guilty of an attempt to commit such felony; and a general verdict of not guilty upon such indictment shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for an attempt to commit such felony.