Court level
92 % District · 8 % Circuit
Brenton Bohannon
Defense counsel of record in 303 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025303
Brenton Bohannon appeared as defense counsel of record in 303 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
King William County · 81 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 47
Across 277 resolved 2025 cases, 35% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Defective Equipment Generally (27 cases).
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 277 of 303. "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 154 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
14091%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
149%
12 acquittals · 2 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
86%
12 of 14 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Brenton Bohannon's most common charge category in 2025 (47 cases of record · 46 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
Brenton Bohannon'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 | King and Queen County | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | King William County | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | King William County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Hanover County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | King and Queen County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | New Kent County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | King William County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Gloucester County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | Essex County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Henrico County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | New Kent County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Trespassing | King William County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Brenton Bohannon'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.
Defective Equipment Generally
27
Defective Equipment Generally
14
Defective Equipment Generally
8
Defective Speedometer
5
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
5
Defective Speedometer
4
DWI, First Offense
4
Improper Driving
4
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| King William County | 81 | 72 | 9 |
| King and Queen County | 74 | 72 | 2 |
| New Kent County | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| Essex County | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Hanover County | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| York County | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Gloucester County | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Henrico County | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Richmond County | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Brenton Bohannon appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 96 | 86 | 8 | 55 | 21 |
| Traffic Infraction | 93 | 91 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
| Reckless Driving | 47 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| DUI / DWI | 26 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Weapons Offense | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in King William County
Listed by case volume in King William County, 2025.
| Attorney | King William County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Freeman | 125 | 358 |
| Heather Baber | 117 | 227 |
| Terry Osborne | 109 | 150 |
| Jason Jones | 60 | 115 |
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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Brenton Bohannon appeared as defense counsel of record in 303 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 278 in District Court and 25 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
King William County, with 81 of 303 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Brenton Bohannon's case record was Reckless Driving (47 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 277 resolved cases: 16% convicted of original charge (45), 44% dropped (123 = 55 nolle prossed + 68 dismissed), 35% reduced to a lesser charge (97), 4% acquitted (12). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 154 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 140 (91%) resolved by guilty plea and 14 (9%) went to trial — 12 acquittals and 2 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. "Brenton Bohannon — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/brenton-bohannon. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.