{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-11-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-11-5","heading":"\"Fresh pursuit\" defined.","body":"The term \"fresh pursuit\" as used in this article shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 11. FRESH PURSUIT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-11-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:37Z","sha256":"d69597231b8f7d5add90b582057cf45bfe4774dde77af2146b5c3f4ef844bc7e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-11-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-11-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}