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Cases of record · 2025129

D Miller appeared as defense counsel of record in 129 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
99 % District · 1 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Virginia Beach · 77 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 18

Across 121 resolved 2025 cases, 51% were dropped — 36 nolle prossed and 26 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 121 of 129. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
40
33%
Dropped
62
51%
Nolle prossed
36
Dismissed
26
Reduced to a lesser charge
18
15%
To Improper Driving
4
Within charge family
14
Acquitted
1
1%

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.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

D Miller's most common charge category in 2025 (18 cases of record · 18 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
14
78%
Dropped
1
6%
Reduced to a lesser charge
3
17%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the DUI / DWI page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

D Miller'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
DUI / DWI Virginia Beach 16 16 0
Reckless Driving Virginia Beach 10 9 1
Assault & Battery Chesapeake 6 6 0
Assault & Battery Norfolk 4 4 0
Weapons Offense Virginia Beach 3 3 0
See also

DUI / DWI outcomes in Virginia Beach — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for DUI / DWI cases in Virginia Beach, 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.

Improper Driving
3
44/35 Sp
1
49/40 Sp
1
64/55 Sp
1
65/55 Sp
1
74/60 Sp
1
Assault & Battery
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Virginia Beach 77 76 1
Chesapeake 26 26 0
Norfolk 20 20 0
Portsmouth 5 5 0
Williamsburg 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories D Miller appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 54 51 13 32 6
DUI / DWI 18 18 14 1 3
Traffic Infraction 16 14 4 6 4
Assault & Battery 10 10 1 8 0
Reckless Driving 10 10 4 1 5
Weapons Offense 8 7 3 4 0
Property Destruction 3 2 0 2 0
Public Intoxication 3 3 1 2 0
Larceny / Theft 2 1 0 1 0
Obstruction 2 2 0 2 0

Other attorneys with cases in Virginia Beach

Listed by case volume in Virginia Beach, 2025.

Attorney Virginia Beach cases Total (statewide)
Stephen Pfeiffer 885 940
Cole Roberts 429 829
Roger Whitus 358 388
Joel Kinney 290 395
John Greenside 217 675
Peter Louie 197 447
Michael A Robusto 185 185
Brian Dunnigan 179 768

View all attorneys with cases in Virginia Beach →

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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D Miller appeared as defense counsel of record in 129 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 128 in District Court and 1 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Virginia Beach, with 77 of 129 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in D Miller's case record was DUI / DWI (18 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 121 resolved cases: 33% convicted of original charge (40), 51% dropped (62 = 36 nolle prossed + 26 dismissed), 15% reduced to a lesser charge (18), 1% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
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. "D Miller — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/d-miller. 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.