An indictment for robbery 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 ............., being armed with a dangerous and deadly weapon (if not armed, leave out allegation of being armed), in and upon one B................ an assault did feloniously make, and him the said B...............did then and there feloniously put in bodily fear, and (here set out the articles of money stolen, as the case may be), all the property of the said B..............., and lawfully in his control and custody, from the person of the said B..............., and against his will, then and there feloniously and violently did steal, take and carry away, against the peace and dignity of the state.
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