Court level
61 % District · 39 % Circuit
Cody Villalon
Defense counsel of record in 674 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025674
Cody Villalon appeared as defense counsel of record in 674 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Chesterfield County · 208 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 72
Across 378 resolved 2025 cases, 55% were dropped — 150 nolle prossed and 58 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 378 of 674. "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 · Circuit Court
Of 81 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
4151%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
4049%
10 acquittals · 30 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
25%
10 of 40 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Cody Villalon's most common charge category in 2025 (72 cases of record · 51 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 Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Cody Villalon'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 | Chesterfield County | 33 | 29 | 4 |
| Larceny / Theft | Henrico County | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| Assault & Battery | Chesterfield County | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Richmond City | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Colonial Heights | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Assault & Battery | Henrico County | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Weapons Offense | Chesterfield County | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| DUI / DWI | Chesterfield County | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Henrico County | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Assault & Battery | Richmond City | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Richmond City | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Robbery | Chesterfield County | 9 | 5 | 4 |
See also
Larceny / Theft outcomes in Chesterfield County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Larceny / Theft cases in Chesterfield 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.
DWI, First Offense
3
Assault & Battery
2
Nonviol Felon Poss Gun W/I 10Y
2
Unauthorized Possession of Paraphernalia
2
Assault & Battery
1
Carry Conceal Firearm
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Distrib/Pwi Marijuana < 1 Oz
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County | 208 | 150 | 58 |
| Henrico County | 166 | 113 | 53 |
| Richmond City | 90 | 70 | 20 |
| Hanover County | 53 | 29 | 24 |
| Colonial Heights | 43 | 9 | 34 |
| Nottoway County | 29 | 8 | 21 |
| Louisa County | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Goochland County | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Essex County | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Cody Villalon appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 289 | 147 | 39 | 86 | 10 |
| Larceny / Theft | 72 | 51 | 13 | 36 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | 64 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 6 |
| Assault & Battery | 47 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 3 |
| DUI / DWI | 45 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| Drug Possession | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 25 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Robbery | 18 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sex Offense | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Chesterfield County
Listed by case volume in Chesterfield County, 2025.
| Attorney | Chesterfield County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Bowles | 692 | 709 |
| Jose Aponte | 604 | 677 |
| Gregory Sheldon | 515 | 814 |
| Linwood Wells | 420 | 991 |
| Wayne Morgan | 325 | 789 |
| Stephen Sommers | 319 | 383 |
| Kristen Thornbrugh | 289 | 489 |
| Erin Ranney | 222 | 317 |
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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Cody Villalon appeared as defense counsel of record in 674 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 413 in District Court and 261 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Chesterfield County, with 208 of 674 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Cody Villalon's case record was Larceny / Theft (72 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 378 resolved cases: 30% convicted of original charge (115), 55% dropped (208 = 150 nolle prossed + 58 dismissed), 9% reduced to a lesser charge (34), 6% acquitted (21). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 81 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), 41 (51%) resolved by guilty plea and 40 (49%) went to trial — 10 acquittals and 30 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. "Cody Villalon — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/cody-villalon. 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.