{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-3-18","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-3-18","heading":"Conviction of attempt on trial for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty.","body":"On an indictment for felony, the jury may find the accused not guilty of the felony, but guilty of an attempt to commit such felony; and a general verdict of not guilty upon such indictment shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for an attempt to commit such felony.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 3. TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-3-18/","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":"5c1f84a018885496f2565e139f5be73af74bd1cd27a52a5f1c02994f0a566f74","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-3-17","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-3-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}