{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-40","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-4-40","heading":"Commencement of plea.","body":"No formal defense shall be required in a plea. It may commence as follows:\"The defendant says that.\"","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 4. RULES AND PLEADING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-4-40/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:04Z","sha256":"078fdada4c89c4da68a3962ee003184d6adcc8a1b991b149483d11399804f17b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-39","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}