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Cases of record · 2025457

Brandon R Sloane appeared as defense counsel of record in 457 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
88 % District · 12 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 285 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 66

Across 341 resolved 2025 cases, 70% were dropped — 216 nolle prossed and 21 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 341 of 457. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
49
14%
Dropped
237
70%
Nolle prossed
216
Dismissed
21
Reduced to a lesser charge
55
16%
To Improper Driving
3
Within charge family
52
Acquitted
0
0%

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 · Circuit Court

Of 16 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial. General District Court records do not distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction, so this record is limited to Circuit Court, where the distinction is recorded.

Pled guilty
16100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — Larceny / Theft

Brandon R Sloane's most common charge category in 2025 (66 cases of record · 57 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
13
23%
Dropped
37
65%
Reduced to a lesser charge
7
12%

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

Brandon R Sloane'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 Fairfax County 60 60 0
Drug Possession Fauquier County 28 22 6
Drug Possession Fairfax County 18 18 0
Robbery Fairfax County 17 17 0
Assault & Battery Fairfax County 13 13 0
Failure to Appear Fairfax County 12 12 0
Weapons Offense Fairfax County 9 9 0
Obstruction Fairfax County 8 8 0
Fraud / Forgery Fairfax County 7 7 0
Burglary / B&E Fairfax County 6 6 0
Fraud / Forgery Fauquier County 6 6 0
Grand Larceny Fauquier County 6 4 2
See also

Larceny / Theft outcomes in Fairfax County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Larceny / Theft cases in Fairfax County, using the same definitions as above.

Reduction targets

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

Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
16
Petit Larceny
6
Improper Driving
3
Assault & Battery
2
Assault & Battery
2
DWI, First Offense
2
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
2
102/55 Sp
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Fairfax County 285 285 0
Fauquier County 130 91 39
Arlington County 16 13 3
Loudoun County 12 2 10
Alexandria 8 6 2
Prince William County 4 1 3
Fairfax City 1 1 0
Rappahannock County 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Brandon R Sloane appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 182 118 19 84 15
Larceny / Theft 66 57 13 37 7
Drug Possession 46 40 2 20 18
Failure to Appear 17 17 1 15 1
Robbery 17 12 0 9 3
Assault & Battery 16 14 3 10 1
Fraud / Forgery 13 9 0 9 0
Weapons Offense 11 7 0 7 0
Obstruction 10 8 2 6 0
Traffic Infraction 10 8 0 5 3

Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax County

Listed by case volume in Fairfax County, 2025.

Attorney Fairfax County cases Total (statewide)
Jad Sarsour 1,230 1,602
Jeremy Letnick 584 756
Ryan Rambudhan 487 596
Caleb Kershner 469 697
Thomas F Koerner 436 501
David W Deane 435 561
Raj Dua 430 627
Erin Smith 419 797

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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.

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Brandon R Sloane appeared as defense counsel of record in 457 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 400 in District Court and 57 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 285 of 457 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Brandon R Sloane's case record was Larceny / Theft (66 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 341 resolved cases: 14% convicted of original charge (49), 70% dropped (237 = 216 nolle prossed + 21 dismissed), 16% reduced to a lesser charge (55), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 16 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict (Circuit Court is the only level where Virginia records distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction), 16 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 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. "Brandon R Sloane — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/brandon-r-sloane. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.