Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025458

Christopher Daniels appeared as defense counsel of record in 458 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
15 % District · 85 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Greensville County · 351 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 27

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 306 of 458. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
101
33%
Dropped
133
44%
Nolle prossed
89
Dismissed
44
Reduced to a lesser charge
65
21%
To Improper Driving
6
Within charge family
59
Acquitted
7
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 173 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
16294%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
116%
7 acquittals · 4 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
64%
7 of 11 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Reckless Driving

Christopher Daniels's most common charge category in 2025 (27 cases of record · 26 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
6
23%
Dropped
8
31%
Reduced to a lesser charge
12
46%

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

Christopher Daniels'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
Failure to Appear Greensville County 20 0 20
Reckless Driving Greensville County 18 0 18
Larceny / Theft Greensville County 17 0 17
Weapons Offense Greensville County 15 0 15
Drug Possession Prince George County 12 6 6
Drug Possession Greensville County 10 0 10
DUI / DWI Greensville County 9 0 9
Grand Larceny Greensville County 7 0 7
Sex Offense Mecklenburg County 7 0 7
Fraud / Forgery Greensville County 4 0 4
Assault & Battery Greensville County 3 0 3
Property Destruction Greensville County 3 0 3

Each row links to Christopher Daniels'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
11
Defective Equipment Generally
6
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
5
Improper Driving
3
Improper Driving
3
Assault & Battery
2
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
2

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Greensville County 351 2 349
Prince George County 38 19 19
Colonial Heights 27 26 1
Mecklenburg County 9 2 7
Hopewell 7 1 6
Southampton County 5 4 1
Brunswick County 4 1 3
Nottoway County 4 4 0
Richmond City 4 3 1

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Christopher Daniels appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 257 144 44 65 33
Traffic Infraction 41 39 8 17 13
Reckless Driving 27 26 6 8 12
Drug Possession 22 12 6 6 0
Failure to Appear 22 16 2 11 1
Larceny / Theft 20 12 8 4 0
Weapons Offense 16 14 3 7 4
DUI / DWI 12 9 5 1 1
Sex Offense 9 8 1 7 0
Grand Larceny 7 6 6 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Greensville County

Listed by case volume in Greensville County, 2025.

Attorney Greensville County cases Total (statewide)
Andrew Weaver 152 152
Del Mauhrine Brown 94 100
Andrew Page 68 80
Christopher P Daniels 16 71

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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.

Christopher Daniels appeared as defense counsel of record in 458 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 70 in District Court and 388 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Greensville County, with 351 of 458 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Christopher Daniels's case record was Reckless Driving (27 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 306 resolved cases: 33% convicted of original charge (101), 44% dropped (133 = 89 nolle prossed + 44 dismissed), 21% reduced to a lesser charge (65), 2% acquitted (7). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 173 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 162 (94%) resolved by guilty plea and 11 (6%) went to trial — 7 acquittals and 4 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. "Christopher Daniels — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/christopher-daniels. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.