{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-3-17","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-3-17","heading":"Verdicts jury may find in prosecution for larceny.","body":"In a prosecution for grand larceny, if it be found that the thing stolen is of less value than $50, the jury may find the accused guilty of petit larceny, except in cases where it is otherwise provided; and in a prosecution for petit larceny, though the thing stolen be of the value of $50 or more, the jury may find the accused guilty; and in either case he shall be sentenced for petit larceny.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 3. TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-3-17/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:35Z","sha256":"5e30bdadf4f93c9c966824e53f0f746afc9dfd4fd1e267b2188cad20f9609716","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-3-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-3-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}