West Virginia Code 62-8-6 – Convicts competent as witnesses; proceedings, etc., as in other cases
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In any such prosecution of convicts, all other convicts in the penitentiary shall be competent witnesses for or against the accused. In all other respects, the proceedings, trial, judgment and sentence shall be had, pronounced and executed, as in other cases for prosecutions for offenses punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 62-8-6
- Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.