West Virginia Code 61-3A-2 – Evidence
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(a) Evidence of stated price or ownership of merchandise may include, but is not limited to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 61-3A-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) The actual merchandise alleged to have been shoplifted; or
(2) The unaltered content of the price tag or marking from such merchandise; or
(3) Properly identified photographs of such merchandise.
(b) Any merchant may testify at a trial as to the stated price or ownership of merchandise, as well as to other matters pertaining to the case.