Court level
65 % District · 35 % Circuit
Benjamin Sharpe
Defense counsel of record in 456 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025456
Benjamin Sharpe appeared as defense counsel of record in 456 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Roanoke County · 146 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 44
Across 353 resolved 2025 cases, 52% were dropped — 82 nolle prossed and 100 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 353 of 456. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.
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 171 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
15389%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1811%
3 acquittals · 15 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
17%
3 of 18 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Benjamin Sharpe's most common charge category in 2025 (44 cases of record · 40 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.
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
Benjamin Sharpe'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 | Roanoke City | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | Roanoke County | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Reckless Driving | Roanoke County | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | Lynchburg | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Protective Order Violation | Franklin County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| DUI / DWI | Roanoke City | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| DUI / DWI | Roanoke County | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Drug Distribution | Roanoke County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Failure to Appear | Roanoke County | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Larceny / Theft | Roanoke City | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Probation Violation | Bedford County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Probation Violation | Martinsville | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Each row links to Benjamin Sharpe'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.
DWI, First Offense
7
Defective Equipment Generally
5
Improper Driving
5
Defective Equipment Generally
3
Improper Driving
3
Speeding (1-9) Over Limit
2
34/25
1
44/35 Sp
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke County | 146 | 96 | 50 |
| Roanoke City | 84 | 67 | 17 |
| Alleghany County | 64 | 62 | 2 |
| Martinsville | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| Franklin County | 19 | 2 | 17 |
| Henry County | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| Bedford County | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Montgomery County | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Botetourt County | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Benjamin Sharpe appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 195 | 158 | 62 | 80 | 16 |
| Traffic Infraction | 51 | 45 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| Reckless Driving | 44 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Larceny / Theft | 31 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Weapons Offense | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Probation Violation | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug Distribution | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Roanoke County
Listed by case volume in Roanoke County, 2025.
| Attorney | Roanoke County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Keller | 177 | 435 |
| David Lawrence | 156 | 279 |
| Cerid Lugar | 151 | 250 |
| Patrick Kenney | 146 | 338 |
| Ethan Koelsch | 139 | 174 |
| Seth Weston | 135 | 256 |
| Patrick J Kenney | 134 | 198 |
| Kevin Gick | 123 | 369 |
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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Benjamin Sharpe appeared as defense counsel of record in 456 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 295 in District Court and 161 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Roanoke County, with 146 of 456 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Benjamin Sharpe's case record was Reckless Driving (44 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 353 resolved cases: 33% convicted of original charge (115), 52% dropped (182 = 82 nolle prossed + 100 dismissed), 15% reduced to a lesser charge (53), 1% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 171 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 153 (89%) resolved by guilty plea and 18 (11%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 15 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. "Benjamin Sharpe — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/benjamin-sharpe. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.