W. Va. Code § 50-5-15 – Failure of defendant to appear at criminal trial or other criminal hearing; compulsion of appearance. | Midpage
§ 50-5-15
W. Va. Code § 50-5-15
Failure of defendant to appear at criminal trial or other criminal hearing; compulsion of appearance.
Whenever any defendant, properly notified, fails to appear for a criminal trial or other criminal hearing before a magistrate, the magistrate may issue a capias to compel that person to appear.