{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-11-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-11-13","heading":"Former acquittal on merits.","body":"A person acquitted by the jury upon the facts and merits on a former trial may plead such acquittal in bar of a second prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or substance of the indictment or accusation on which he was acquitted.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-11-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:30Z","sha256":"012e1f822876d2ccc6318ea26e04b240e41fe4b178b9045c1e25d81f63268d8e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-11-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-11-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}