Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025178

A Gregg appeared as defense counsel of record in 178 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
97 % District · 3 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Newport News · 150 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 27

Across 138 resolved 2025 cases, 93% were dropped — 106 nolle prossed and 22 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 138 of 178. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
7
5%
Dropped
128
93%
Nolle prossed
106
Dismissed
22
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
1%
Within charge family
2
Acquitted
1
1%

Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology. Convicted = guilty disposition on originally filed charge. Reduced = guilty disposition with non-empty amended charge. Dropped = nolle prosequi or dismissal. Acquitted = found not guilty at trial.

Plea vs trial

Of 10 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
990%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
110%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — Larceny / Theft

A Gregg's most common charge category in 2025 (27 cases of record · 25 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
0
0%
Dropped
25
100%
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

A Gregg's most common charge × jurisdiction combinations in 2025. If your charge and county appear here, this attorney has handled cases like yours specifically — at the volume shown. Minimum 3 cases per row.

Charge Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Larceny / Theft Newport News 27 27 0
Assault & Battery Newport News 18 18 0
Weapons Offense Newport News 18 18 0
Drug Possession Newport News 8 8 0
Failure to Appear Newport News 5 5 0
Public Intoxication Newport News 4 4 0
Robbery Newport News 4 4 0
Kidnapping / Abduction Newport News 3 3 0
Robbery Norfolk 3 3 0

Each row links to A Gregg's charge × jurisdiction page where outcomes for that combination are visible site-wide.

Reduction targets

When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.

Point/Brandish Firearm
1
Robbery: Threat
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Newport News 150 149 1
Portsmouth 14 14 0
Norfolk 8 8 0
Virginia Beach 5 1 4
Chesapeake 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories A Gregg appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 53 41 3 38 0
Larceny / Theft 27 25 0 25 0
Weapons Offense 21 15 0 14 1
Assault & Battery 20 19 0 19 0
Drug Possession 10 5 0 5 0
Robbery 9 5 1 3 1
Failure to Appear 6 6 0 6 0
Kidnapping / Abduction 5 4 0 4 0
Public Intoxication 4 3 1 2 0
Trespassing 3 3 0 3 0

Other attorneys with cases in Newport News

Listed by case volume in Newport News, 2025.

Attorney Newport News cases Total (statewide)
C Young 406 407
S Ehrenworth 288 290
Christopher Young 276 395
C Reagan 184 195
John Haugh 176 285
J Goff 171 200
Artisha Gregg 161 362
Scott Ehrenworth 158 219

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What this data does not show

  • Retained matters not of court record — cases settled before formal counsel of record was entered
  • Federal court cases — state-court records only
  • Case facts, evidence quality, witness cooperation, or client circumstances
  • Plea-versus-trial strategy, motion practice, or sentencing advocacy
  • Quality of legal representation
  • The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases for those three jurisdictions are included; circuit-level are not. See coverage notes.

Outcomes reflect the recorded facts of cases, not the quality of advocacy. Past outcomes do not predict future case results. For legal advice, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.

Common questions

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A Gregg appeared as defense counsel of record in 178 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 173 in District Court and 5 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Newport News, with 150 of 178 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in A Gregg's case record was Larceny / Theft (27 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 138 resolved cases: 5% convicted of original charge (7), 93% dropped (128 = 106 nolle prossed + 22 dismissed), 1% reduced to a lesser charge (2), 1% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 10 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 9 (90%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (10%) went to trial — 1 acquittals and 0 convictions at trial.
Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) and Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, direct extraction. Aggregated by defense counsel of record per the methodology. Refreshed quarterly. Last updated May 2, 2026.

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Methodology

Cases are counted by defense counsel of record as recorded in DCIS (district) and CIS (circuit). Outcomes use the strict definitions published at virginiacourtfile.com/methodology. Resolved includes only cases with final disposition codes (Guilty, Not Guilty, Dismissed, Nolle Prosequi). Convicted is a guilty disposition on the originally filed charge with no amended charge. Reduced is a guilty disposition with a non-empty amended charge field. Dropped combines Dismissed and Nolle Prosequi. Pending cases, certifications, and probation revocations are excluded from the outcome rates above.

Citation

VirginiaCourtFile.com. "A Gregg — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/a-gregg. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.