Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025270

Alex Raymond appeared as defense counsel of record in 270 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
30 % District · 70 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Stafford County · 105 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 17

Across 127 resolved 2025 cases, 50% were dropped — 38 nolle prossed and 26 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 127 of 270. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
52
41%
Dropped
64
50%
Nolle prossed
38
Dismissed
26
Reduced to a lesser charge
8
6%
Within charge family
8
Acquitted
3
2%

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

Pled guilty
5283%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1117%
3 acquittals · 8 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
27%
3 of 11 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Drug Possession

Alex Raymond's most common charge category in 2025 (17 cases of record · 9 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
5
56%
Dropped
4
44%
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 Drug Possession page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Alex Raymond'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
Drug Possession Stafford County 13 7 6
Larceny / Theft Stafford County 12 9 3
Failure to Appear Stafford County 7 6 1
DUI / DWI Stafford County 6 5 1
Grand Larceny Stafford County 6 2 4
Fraud / Forgery Spotsylvania County 5 0 5
Grand Larceny Spotsylvania County 5 0 5
Reckless Driving Stafford County 5 5 0
Weapons Offense Stafford County 5 4 1
Assault & Battery Stafford County 4 3 1
Drug Distribution Stafford County 4 0 4
Drug Possession Spotsylvania County 4 0 4

Each row links to Alex Raymond'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.

Assault & Battery
2
84/65 Sp
1
Assault & Battery
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Petit Larc <$1000 Not Frm Pers
1
Petit Larceny
1
Sell/Provide Resale Schedule I/ Ii
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Stafford County 105 74 31
Spotsylvania County 99 0 99
Westmoreland County 51 0 51
Hanover County 6 0 6
King George County 6 4 2
Fredericksburg 3 2 1

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Alex Raymond appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 166 49 11 35 3
Drug Possession 17 9 5 4 0
Larceny / Theft 14 14 5 7 1
Grand Larceny 11 8 6 0 1
Failure to Appear 10 8 1 7 0
DUI / DWI 7 5 4 1 0
Assault & Battery 6 6 3 1 2
Reckless Driving 6 4 2 1 1
Weapons Offense 6 3 1 2 0
Fraud / Forgery 5 5 5 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Stafford County

Listed by case volume in Stafford County, 2025.

Attorney Stafford County cases Total (statewide)
Eugene Frost 394 970
John Spencer 246 496
Darren Meyer 235 515
Ryan Fitzgerald 222 780
Jason Pelt 216 306
Shree Chudasama 212 212
Andrew Flusche 209 541
Kevin Roach 192 420

View all attorneys with cases in Stafford County →

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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Alex Raymond appeared as defense counsel of record in 270 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 80 in District Court and 190 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Stafford County, with 105 of 270 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Alex Raymond's case record was Drug Possession (17 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 127 resolved cases: 41% convicted of original charge (52), 50% dropped (64 = 38 nolle prossed + 26 dismissed), 6% reduced to a lesser charge (8), 2% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 63 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 52 (83%) resolved by guilty plea and 11 (17%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 8 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. "Alex Raymond — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/alex-raymond. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.