{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-57-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 57-3-5","heading":"Competency of convicts as witnesses.","body":"Conviction of felony or perjury shall not render the convict incompetent to testify, but the fact of conviction may be shown in evidence to affect his credibility.","path":["CHAPTER 57. EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES.","ARTICLE 3. COMPETENCY OF WITNESSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/57-3-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:07Z","sha256":"38a66369563eb3dd09e9505c11677f7f5f81111793f73f1a57bdf7e2ada1cf65","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-57-3-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-57-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}