{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-50-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 50-5-7","heading":"Right to trial in criminal cases.","body":"Every defendant charged in a magistrate court in a criminal proceeding which is within the jurisdiction of the court shall have the right to a trial on the merits in the magistrate court.","path":["CHAPTER 50. MAGISTRATE COURTS.","ARTICLE 5. TRIALS, HEARINGS AND APPEALS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/50-5-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:44Z","sha256":"2dac24f3be91436aa49b48da34236f8fb94bc78e4e0e68ede934006a57a819fe","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-50-5-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-50-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}