Court level
1 % District · 99 % Circuit
Michael J Mcpheeters
Defense counsel of record in 325 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025325
Michael J Mcpheeters appeared as defense counsel of record in 325 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Danville · 121 cases
Most common charge
Grand Larceny · 21
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 182 of 325. "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 103 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
6563%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
3837%
9 acquittals · 29 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
24%
9 of 38 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Grand Larceny
Michael J Mcpheeters's most common charge category in 2025 (21 cases of record · 17 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 Grand Larceny page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Michael J Mcpheeters'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Larceny | Pittsylvania County | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Failure to Appear | Henry County | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Drug Distribution | Danville | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Weapons Offense | Danville | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Assault & Battery | Pittsylvania County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Larceny / Theft | Danville | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Danville | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Drug Possession | Danville | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Grand Larceny | Danville | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | Henry County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Weapons Offense | Henry County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Assault & Battery | Henry County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
See also
Grand Larceny outcomes in Pittsylvania County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Grand Larceny cases in Pittsylvania County, 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.
Possess Gun W/ Schedule I-Ii Drug
3
Agg Sex Battery: Victim <13 Yr
2
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
2
Concealed Weapon: Carry
1
Distrb To Accommdate Schedule I/ Ii
1
Distrib etc.. Meth Mix >=10G
1
DWI, First Offense
1
Misd. Embezzlement
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville | 121 | 0 | 121 |
| Henry County | 97 | 0 | 97 |
| Pittsylvania County | 86 | 0 | 86 |
| Halifax County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Floyd County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Martinsville | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Patrick County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mecklenburg County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Michael J Mcpheeters appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 197 | 95 | 48 | 31 | 13 |
| Grand Larceny | 21 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | 17 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larceny / Theft | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Drug Distribution | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Danville
Listed by case volume in Danville, 2025.
| Attorney | Danville cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| M Lee; Ii Smallwood | 446 | 446 |
| Yerisbel Jimenez | 314 | 314 |
| Baker N Williams | 234 | 290 |
| Jason Eisner | 226 | 512 |
| Anne-Charles Moreau | 226 | 226 |
| Baker Williams | 201 | 266 |
| Daniel Rouleau | 188 | 541 |
| William Meyer | 173 | 275 |
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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Michael J Mcpheeters appeared as defense counsel of record in 325 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 4 in District Court and 321 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Danville, with 121 of 325 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Michael J Mcpheeters's case record was Grand Larceny (21 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 182 resolved cases: 38% convicted of original charge (70), 43% dropped (79 = 56 nolle prossed + 23 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (24), 5% acquitted (9). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 103 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 65 (63%) resolved by guilty plea and 38 (37%) went to trial — 9 acquittals and 29 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. "Michael J Mcpheeters — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/michael-j-mcpheeters. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.