57-3-1 Party or interested person competent as witness; exception as to transaction or communication with deceased or insane person; right of person sued to give evidence in action for death by wrongful act
57-3-2 Competency of husband and wife to testify
57-3-3 Testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases
57-3-4 Confidential communications between husband and wife
57-3-5 Competency of convicts as witnesses
57-3-6 Competency of accused as witness
57-3-7 No person incompetent as witness by reason of race or color
57-3-8 Competency of chiropractors as witnesses
57-3-9 Communications to priests, nuns, clergy, rabbis, Christian Science practitioners or other religious counselors not subject to being compelled as testimony
57-3-10 Reporters’ Privilege
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 57 > Article 3 - Competency of Witnesses

  • Convict: means a person confined in a penitentiary or correctional facility of this or any other state, or of the United States. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.