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West Virginia Strangulation Legislation

Maximum Sentencing

WV. CODE 61-2-9d. STRANGULATION; DEFINITIONS; PENALTIES


(B) Any person who strangles another without that person’s consent and thereby causes the other person bodily injury or loss of consciousness is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned in a state correctional facility not less than one year or more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.


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