Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 202589

Charles Homiller appeared as defense counsel of record in 89 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
98 % District · 2 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Hanover County · 30 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 9

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 84 of 89. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
22
26%
Dropped
40
48%
Nolle prossed
14
Dismissed
26
Reduced to a lesser charge
20
24%
To Improper Driving
9
Within charge family
11
Acquitted
2
2%

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

Pled guilty
4193%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
37%
2 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
67%
2 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Reckless Driving

Charles Homiller's most common charge category in 2025 (9 cases of record · 9 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
1
11%
Dropped
7
78%
Reduced to a lesser charge
1
11%

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

Charles Homiller'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 Hanover County 6 6 0

Each row links to Charles Homiller'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.

Improper Driving
4
Improper Driving
4
Speeding 20/More Over Limit
2
19 Over
1
91/70 Speeding
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Elude/Disregard Police-Misd.
1
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Hanover County 30 30 0
Chesterfield County 15 15 0
Henrico County 15 13 2
New Kent County 11 11 0
Richmond City 8 8 0
Albemarle County 3 3 0
Amelia County 2 2 0
Fairfax County 2 2 0
Newport News 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Charles Homiller appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 47 45 13 19 11
Traffic Infraction 23 23 5 10 8
Reckless Driving 9 9 1 7 1
Larceny / Theft 3 1 1 0 0
DUI / DWI 2 2 1 1 0
Failure to Appear 2 2 0 2 0
Driving Suspended 1 1 0 1 0
Obstruction 1 1 1 0 0
Property Destruction 1 0 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Hanover County

Listed by case volume in Hanover County, 2025.

Attorney Hanover County cases Total (statewide)
Adam Jurach 545 941
John Working 468 470
Tony Quitiquit 395 399
Charles Lewis 356 511
Richard A Quitiquit 342 384
Peter Bowen 333 398
Adam M Jurach 318 472
Richard T Booker 231 242

View all attorneys with cases in Hanover 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

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

Charles Homiller appeared as defense counsel of record in 89 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 87 in District Court and 2 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Hanover County, with 30 of 89 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Charles Homiller's case record was Reckless Driving (9 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 84 resolved cases: 26% convicted of original charge (22), 48% dropped (40 = 14 nolle prossed + 26 dismissed), 24% reduced to a lesser charge (20), 2% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 44 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 41 (93%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (7%) went to trial — 2 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. "Charles Homiller — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/charles-homiller. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.