Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025131

Anna R Lindemann appeared as defense counsel of record in 131 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
60 % District · 40 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Lancaster County · 69 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 13

Across 49 resolved 2025 cases, 74% were dropped — 29 nolle prossed and 7 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 49 of 131. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
6
12%
Dropped
36
74%
Nolle prossed
29
Dismissed
7
Reduced to a lesser charge
4
8%
Within charge family
4
Acquitted
3
6%

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

Pled guilty
969%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
431%
3 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
75%
3 of 4 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Reckless Driving

Anna R Lindemann's most common charge category in 2025 (13 cases of record · 6 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
1
17%
Dropped
4
67%
Reduced to a lesser charge
1
17%

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

Cases like yours

Anna R Lindemann'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
Reckless Driving Essex County 7 7 0
Weapons Offense Lancaster County 7 2 5
Assault & Battery Lancaster County 5 3 2
Reckless Driving Lancaster County 4 4 0
Murder / Manslaughter Lancaster County 3 0 3

Each row links to Anna R Lindemann'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.

79/60 Speeding
1
Defective Speedometer
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Lancaster County 69 25 44
Northumberland County 33 29 4
Essex County 21 21 0
King George County 4 0 4
Richmond County 3 3 0
Stafford County 1 0 1

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Anna R Lindemann appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 74 23 2 19 1
Reckless Driving 13 6 1 4 1
Assault & Battery 8 5 0 5 0
Weapons Offense 8 3 0 2 0
DUI / DWI 6 4 1 2 1
Traffic Infraction 5 3 1 1 1
Driving Suspended 3 1 0 1 0
Larceny / Theft 3 0 0 0 0
Murder / Manslaughter 3 0 0 0 0
Property Destruction 2 0 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Lancaster County

Listed by case volume in Lancaster County, 2025.

Attorney Lancaster County cases Total (statewide)
Elizabeth B Hurd 366 481
John E; Jr Hamilton 156 288
David H Eberline 127 211
Carl E Failmezger 84 86
S W Dawson 78 158
Matthew B Gayle 61 71
Albert D; Iii Bugg 45 74
James C Breeden 41 68

View all attorneys with cases in Lancaster 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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Anna R Lindemann appeared as defense counsel of record in 131 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 78 in District Court and 53 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Lancaster County, with 69 of 131 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Anna R Lindemann's case record was Reckless Driving (13 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 49 resolved cases: 12% convicted of original charge (6), 74% dropped (36 = 29 nolle prossed + 7 dismissed), 8% reduced to a lesser charge (4), 6% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 13 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 9 (69%) resolved by guilty plea and 4 (31%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 1 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. "Anna R Lindemann — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/anna-r-lindemann. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.