Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 202584

Matthew Randall appeared as defense counsel of record in 84 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
87 % District · 13 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Mecklenburg County · 39 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 10

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 78 of 84. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
25
32%
Dropped
36
46%
Nolle prossed
30
Dismissed
6
Reduced to a lesser charge
17
22%
Within charge family
17
Acquitted
0
0%

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 42 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
42100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

Matthew Randall's most common charge category in 2025 (10 cases of record · 10 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
8
80%
Dropped
0
0%
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
20%

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

Matthew Randall'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 Charlotte County 5 5 0
DUI / DWI Mecklenburg County 5 5 0
Assault & Battery Lunenburg County 4 3 1
Failure to Appear Mecklenburg County 4 4 0
Larceny / Theft Mecklenburg County 4 4 0
Assault & Battery Mecklenburg County 3 3 0

Each row links to Matthew Randall'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.

Defective Equipment Generally
6
Defective Equipment Generally
4
DWI, First Offense
2
Assault & Battery
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Malicious Wounding
1
No Driver's License
1
Obstruct/Resist W/O Force
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Mecklenburg County 39 39 0
Charlotte County 27 21 6
Lunenburg County 16 13 3
Halifax County 2 0 2

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Matthew Randall appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 29 26 6 11 9
DUI / DWI 10 10 8 0 2
Assault & Battery 9 9 0 8 1
Traffic Infraction 8 8 3 1 4
Larceny / Theft 5 4 1 3 0
Failure to Appear 4 4 1 3 0
Driving Suspended 3 3 1 2 0
Obstruction 3 2 0 2 0
Reckless Driving 3 3 1 1 1
Trespassing 3 3 1 2 0

Other attorneys with cases in Mecklenburg County

Listed by case volume in Mecklenburg County, 2025.

Attorney Mecklenburg County cases Total (statewide)
Joseph E; Jr Taylor 412 464
Katherine Hollister Moore 296 296
Gregory R Waddell 251 463
Gregory A Ullom 236 236
Kathryn Todryk 206 229
Jason Y Joyner 172 278
Charles H; Iii Crowder 138 175
Richard D; Iii Mattox 112 137

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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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Matthew Randall appeared as defense counsel of record in 84 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 73 in District Court and 11 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Mecklenburg County, with 39 of 84 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Matthew Randall's case record was DUI / DWI (10 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 78 resolved cases: 32% convicted of original charge (25), 46% dropped (36 = 30 nolle prossed + 6 dismissed), 22% reduced to a lesser charge (17), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 42 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 42 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 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. "Matthew Randall — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/matthew-randall. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.