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.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 62. Criminal Procedure
Article 8. Crimes by and Proceedings Against Inmates
§62-8-1. Offenses by Inmates; Conspiracy
§62-8-3. Venue of Trials of Convicts
§62-8-4. Procedure in Sentencing Inmates to Further Confinement for Second and Third Offenses
§62-8-5. Prosecutions for Offenses Under This Article
§62-8-6. Convicts Competent as Witnesses; Proceedings, etc., as in Other Cases
§62-8-7. Court Costs Incurred in Prosecution of Convicts
§62-8-8. Orders and Warrants for Arrest of Inmates; Authorization to Obtain Arrest Warrants