Court level
77 % District · 23 % Circuit
David Lassiter
Defense counsel of record in 476 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025476
David Lassiter appeared as defense counsel of record in 476 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Colonial Heights · 282 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 79
Across 344 resolved 2025 cases, 57% were dropped — 151 nolle prossed and 46 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 344 of 476. "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 147 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
12585%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
2215%
21 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
95%
21 of 22 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
David Lassiter's most common charge category in 2025 (79 cases of record · 65 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
David Lassiter'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 | Colonial Heights | 74 | 70 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | Colonial Heights | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Colonial Heights | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Assault & Battery | Colonial Heights | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Weapons Offense | Richmond City | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Weapons Offense | Colonial Heights | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Driving Suspended | Colonial Heights | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Chesterfield County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Chesterfield County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Burglary / B&E | Colonial Heights | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Obstruction | Colonial Heights | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Colonial Heights | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Each row links to David Lassiter'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.
DWI, First Offense
4
Possession with Intent (Schedule I/II)
4
Assault & Battery
2
Elude/Disregard Police-Misd.
2
No Driver's License
2
Speeding (10-14) Over Limit
2
20 Miles Over
1
50/35 Sp
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights | 282 | 252 | 30 |
| Richmond City | 48 | 9 | 39 |
| Chesterfield County | 44 | 41 | 3 |
| Henrico County | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| Prince George County | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Mecklenburg County | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Petersburg | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Hanover County | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dinwiddie County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories David Lassiter appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 155 | 101 | 28 | 54 | 13 |
| Larceny / Theft | 79 | 65 | 23 | 42 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 46 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 33 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Traffic Infraction | 17 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 16 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Obstruction | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Colonial Heights
Listed by case volume in Colonial Heights, 2025.
| Attorney | Colonial Heights cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gravens | 362 | 390 |
| Sante Piracci | 189 | 480 |
| Jon Thornbrugh | 165 | 365 |
| Cecilie Hamilton | 154 | 163 |
| Robert Condon | 64 | 64 |
| Matt Gravens | 63 | 64 |
| Cecilie B Hamilton | 63 | 63 |
| Christian M Vaughn | 55 | 64 |
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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David Lassiter appeared as defense counsel of record in 476 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 366 in District Court and 110 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Colonial Heights, with 282 of 476 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in David Lassiter's case record was Larceny / Theft (79 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 344 resolved cases: 28% convicted of original charge (96), 57% dropped (197 = 151 nolle prossed + 46 dismissed), 9% reduced to a lesser charge (30), 6% acquitted (21). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 147 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 125 (85%) resolved by guilty plea and 22 (15%) went to trial — 21 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. "David Lassiter — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/david-lassiter. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.