WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 61-11-13
§61-11-13. Former acquittal on merits.
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.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session