Court level
98 % District · 2 % Circuit
Linwood Wells
Defense counsel of record in 1,185 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 20251,185
Linwood Wells appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,185 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Chesterfield County · 603 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 186
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 803 of 1,185. "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 439 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
42597%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
143%
14 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
14 of 14 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Linwood Wells's most common charge category in 2025 (186 cases of record · 135 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
Linwood Wells'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 | 114 | 114 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Chesterfield County | 71 | 71 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Hanover County | 53 | 53 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Chesterfield County | 53 | 52 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Chesterfield County | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Dinwiddie County | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Hanover County | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Hanover County | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | Dinwiddie County | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Trespassing | Chesterfield County | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Dinwiddie County | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Chesterfield County | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Each row links to Linwood Wells'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.
No Driver's License
7
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
6
No Driver's License
6
Petit Larceny
4
Unauthorized Possession of Paraphernalia
4
Embezzlement <$1000
3
Improper Driving
3
Drug Paraphernalia
3
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County | 603 | 600 | 3 |
| Hanover County | 369 | 369 | 0 |
| Dinwiddie County | 208 | 196 | 12 |
| Henrico County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| New Kent County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Powhatan County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Linwood Wells appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 408 | 266 | 117 | 115 | 31 |
| Larceny / Theft | 186 | 135 | 52 | 71 | 11 |
| Drug Possession | 113 | 36 | 3 | 25 | 8 |
| Failure to Appear | 106 | 92 | 62 | 25 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 70 | 42 | 12 | 25 | 4 |
| Driving Suspended | 39 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 7 |
| DUI / DWI | 37 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| Assault & Battery | 36 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 31 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 27 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Chesterfield County
Listed by case volume in Chesterfield County, 2025.
| Attorney | Chesterfield County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Bowles | 1,039 | 1,076 |
| Jose Aponte | 864 | 1,034 |
| Sandra Ulloa | 469 | 498 |
| Gregory Sheldon | 444 | 745 |
| Kristen Thornbrugh | 410 | 669 |
| Wayne Morgan | 400 | 1,116 |
| Bobbi Graves | 356 | 516 |
| Philip Roberts | 313 | 314 |
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.
Linwood Wells appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,185 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 1,167 in District Court and 18 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Chesterfield County, with 603 of 1,185 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Linwood Wells's case record was Larceny / Theft (186 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 803 resolved cases: 43% convicted of original charge (348), 45% dropped (364 = 242 nolle prossed + 122 dismissed), 10% reduced to a lesser charge (77), 2% acquitted (14). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 439 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 425 (97%) resolved by guilty plea and 14 (3%) went to trial — 14 acquittals and 0 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. "Linwood Wells — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/linwood-wells. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.