West Virginia residents may not realize that it is possible to be charged with murder via drug trafficking. A Greenbrier County man was arrested on homicide charges for this reason earlier this month.
The insanity defense in West Virginia
A person charged with a felony can deny that he or she did what the prosecution claims he did or admit the charges against him or her. However, even agreeing that he or she committed the act does not mean that the defendant believes that he or she broke the law and must go to prison.
What constitutes a 'hate crime' in West Virginia?
West Virginia’s criminal code contains certain “elevator” statutes that can make conviction for certain crimes even more serious. Among these is the civil rights statute, which is a form of anti-hate crime legislation.
