Court level
59 % District · 41 % Circuit
Cole Roberts
Defense counsel of record in 1,063 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 20251,063
Cole Roberts appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,063 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Virginia Beach · 520 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 140
Across 621 resolved 2025 cases, 55% were dropped — 209 nolle prossed and 130 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 621 of 1,063. "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 282 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
26895%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
145%
9 acquittals · 5 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
64%
9 of 14 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Weapons Offense
Cole Roberts's most common charge category in 2025 (140 cases of record · 60 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 Weapons Offense page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Cole Roberts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons Offense | Virginia Beach | 83 | 68 | 15 |
| Drug Possession | Virginia Beach | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Norfolk | 36 | 32 | 4 |
| Weapons Offense | Norfolk | 33 | 6 | 27 |
| Larceny / Theft | Virginia Beach | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| Robbery | Virginia Beach | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| DUI / DWI | Virginia Beach | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Assault & Battery | Virginia Beach | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | Virginia Beach | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | Norfolk | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Suffolk | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Suffolk | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Each row links to Cole Roberts'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.
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
6
Improper Driving
4
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
4
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
3
74/55 Sp
2
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
2
DWI, First Offense
2
No Driver's License
2
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 520 | 371 | 149 |
| Norfolk | 369 | 170 | 199 |
| Suffolk | 78 | 53 | 25 |
| Chesapeake | 36 | 1 | 35 |
| Hampton | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| Newport News | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| York County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Isle of Wight County | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Cole Roberts appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 491 | 290 | 94 | 171 | 21 |
| Weapons Offense | 140 | 60 | 20 | 30 | 9 |
| DUI / DWI | 63 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 11 |
| Traffic Infraction | 57 | 55 | 7 | 39 | 8 |
| Drug Possession | 43 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Larceny / Theft | 39 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 38 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 22 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | 22 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Robbery | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Virginia Beach
Listed by case volume in Virginia Beach, 2025.
| Attorney | Virginia Beach cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Pfeiffer | 1,028 | 1,109 |
| Roger Whitus | 461 | 485 |
| Andrew Sacks | 426 | 1,440 |
| R Whitus | 194 | 222 |
| Diallo Morris | 183 | 191 |
| Joel Kinney | 132 | 169 |
| Brian Latuga | 123 | 174 |
| Scott Hallauer | 119 | 123 |
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.
Cole Roberts appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,063 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 632 in District Court and 431 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Virginia Beach, with 520 of 1,063 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Cole Roberts's case record was Weapons Offense (140 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 621 resolved cases: 34% convicted of original charge (209), 55% dropped (339 = 209 nolle prossed + 130 dismissed), 10% reduced to a lesser charge (64), 1% acquitted (9). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 282 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 268 (95%) resolved by guilty plea and 14 (5%) went to trial — 9 acquittals and 5 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. "Cole Roberts — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/cole-roberts. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.