An indictment for larceny shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one):
That A ..............., on the ........ day of ........., nineteen ................, in the said county of ..................., one (here describe the property or articles stolen, giving value of separate items) of the value of .............. dollars, of the money, goods, effects and property of B..............., feloniously did steal, take and carry away, against the peace and dignity of the state.
And if the offense be petit larceny, the word "unlawfully" shall be substituted for the word "feloniously" in the form aforesaid, and after the word "aforesaid" the words "and within one year before the finding of this indictment" shall be inserted.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 62. Criminal Procedure
Article 9. Forms of Indictments
§62-9-1. General Form of Indictments
§62-9-2. Indictment for Treason
§62-9-3. Indictment for Murder
§62-9-4. Indictment for Voluntary Manslaughter
§62-9-5. Indictment for Abortion
§62-9-6. Indictment for Robbery
§62-9-9. Indictment for Burglary
§62-9-10. Indictment for Larceny
§62-9-11. Indictment for Embezzlement
§62-9-12. Indictment for False Pretenses
§62-9-13. Indictment for Taking, Injuring or Destroying Property
§62-9-14. Indictment for False Statement of Financial Condition
§62-9-15. Indictment for Giving Worthless Check
§62-9-16. Indictment for the Forgery of Writings
§62-9-17. Indictment for Perjury
§62-9-18. Indictment for Disturbing Religious Worship
§62-9-19. Indictment for Bigamy