{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-2-2","heading":"Penalty for murder of first degree.","body":"Murder of the first degree shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for life.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-2-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:20Z","sha256":"c4a9463ec09b1174360074e9223544e917b33f5de9e76a1cb0c3763b5cc072bd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-2-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}