West Virginia Code 62-9-6 – Indictment for robbery
An indictment for robbery shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 62-9-6
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
That A ……………, on the ………… day of …………, nineteen ……………, in the said county of …………., being armed with a dangerous and deadly weapon (if not armed, leave out allegation of being armed), in and upon one B……………. an assault did feloniously make, and him the said B……………did then and there feloniously put in bodily fear, and (here set out the articles of money stolen, as the case may be), all the property of the said B……………, and lawfully in his control and custody, from the person of the said B……………, and against his will, then and there feloniously and violently did steal, take and carry away, against the peace and dignity of the state.