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.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 5. Trials, Hearings and Appeals
§50-5-1. General Rules of Procedure
§50-5-3. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
§50-5-5. Privileged Communications; Persons Incompetent to Testify
§50-5-6. Evidentiary Depositions
§50-5-7. Right to Trial in Criminal Cases
§50-5-8. Trial by Jury; Trial to the Court
§50-5-10. Setting Aside Judgment
§50-5-12. Appeals in Civil Cases
§50-5-13. Appeals in Criminal Cases
§50-5-14. Pleas in Certain Cases