Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025290

Baker N Williams appeared as defense counsel of record in 290 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
2 % District · 98 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Danville · 234 cases
Most common charge
Drug Distribution · 17

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 173 of 290. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
57
33%
Dropped
71
41%
Nolle prossed
45
Dismissed
26
Reduced to a lesser charge
39
22%
Within charge family
39
Acquitted
6
4%

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

Pled guilty
8684%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1616%
6 acquittals · 10 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
38%
6 of 16 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Drug Distribution

Baker N Williams's most common charge category in 2025 (17 cases of record · 14 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
6
43%
Dropped
4
29%
Reduced to a lesser charge
4
29%

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

Cases like yours

Baker N Williams'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
Weapons Offense Danville 14 0 14
Drug Distribution Danville 13 0 13
Drug Possession Danville 8 0 8
Fraud / Forgery Danville 8 0 8
Obstruction Danville 7 0 7
Larceny / Theft Danville 6 0 6
Failure to Appear Danville 4 0 4
Grand Larceny Danville 4 0 4
Assault & Battery Danville 3 0 3
Murder / Manslaughter Danville 3 0 3
Robbery Danville 3 0 3
Weapons Offense Pittsylvania County 3 0 3

Each row links to Baker N Williams'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
Consp To Dist Meth
2
Distrb To Accommdate Schedule I/ Ii
2
Flse Stmt On Crim Hist Consent
2
Accesory Aftr /1st Deg Murder
1
Consp To Dist Cocaine
1
Contrib To Deliq Of Minor
1
Defective Speedometer
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Danville 234 0 234
Pittsylvania County 38 0 38
Henry County 12 1 11
Martinsville 3 3 0
Halifax County 2 2 0
Pulaski County 1 0 1

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Baker N Williams appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 192 108 35 39 30
Drug Distribution 17 14 6 4 4
Weapons Offense 17 16 3 9 3
Drug Possession 8 2 1 1 0
Fraud / Forgery 8 3 1 1 0
Obstruction 7 7 2 5 0
Larceny / Theft 6 4 1 3 0
Failure to Appear 5 4 2 2 0
Grand Larceny 5 2 1 1 0
Robbery 4 2 2 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Danville

Listed by case volume in Danville, 2025.

Attorney Danville cases Total (statewide)
M Lee; Ii Smallwood 446 446
Yerisbel Jimenez 314 314
Jason Eisner 226 512
Anne-Charles Moreau 226 226
Baker Williams 201 266
Daniel Rouleau 188 541
William Meyer 173 275
Jason S Eisner 149 262

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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

Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.

Baker N Williams appeared as defense counsel of record in 290 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 6 in District Court and 284 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Danville, with 234 of 290 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Baker N Williams's case record was Drug Distribution (17 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 173 resolved cases: 33% convicted of original charge (57), 41% dropped (71 = 45 nolle prossed + 26 dismissed), 22% reduced to a lesser charge (39), 4% acquitted (6). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 102 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 86 (84%) resolved by guilty plea and 16 (16%) went to trial — 6 acquittals and 10 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. "Baker N Williams — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/baker-n-williams. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.