{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-1-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-1-2","heading":"Punishment.","body":"Whoever is guilty of treason against the state shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for life, or, at the discretion of the jury, or the discretion of the court when there is a plea of guilty, by confinement in the penitentiary for not less than three nor more than ten years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 1. CRIMES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-1-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:19Z","sha256":"c52671d19341e69c37ee60e60aef21866e5a61f7061ef7cdb4e2009e6594f91a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-1-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}