Court level
43 % District · 57 % Circuit
Michael Mcpheeters
Defense counsel of record in 538 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025538
Michael Mcpheeters appeared as defense counsel of record in 538 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Henry County · 155 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 59
Across 277 resolved 2025 cases, 50% were dropped — 101 nolle prossed and 39 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 277 of 538. "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 · Circuit Court
Of 62 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial. General District Court records do not distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction, so this record is limited to Circuit Court, where the distinction is recorded.
Pled guilty
3963%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
2337%
2 acquittals · 21 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
9%
2 of 23 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Weapons Offense
Michael Mcpheeters's most common charge category in 2025 (59 cases of record · 32 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 Weapons Offense page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Michael 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons Offense | Danville | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| Weapons Offense | Martinsville | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Probation Violation | Martinsville | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Grand Larceny | Pittsylvania County | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Probation Violation | Patrick County | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| DUI / DWI | Henry County | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Assault & Battery | Pittsylvania County | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Failure to Appear | Henry County | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Larceny / Theft | Danville | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Weapons Offense | Henry County | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| DUI / DWI | Martinsville | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Martinsville | 7 | 5 | 2 |
See also
Weapons Offense outcomes in Danville — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Weapons Offense cases in Danville, 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
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Defective Speedometer
2
Improper Driving
2
Misd. Fail To Appear
2
59/35 Sp
1
Carry Gun Public-Undr Influnce
1
Concealed Weapon: Carry
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County | 155 | 76 | 79 |
| Danville | 147 | 71 | 76 |
| Martinsville | 125 | 61 | 64 |
| Pittsylvania County | 67 | 8 | 59 |
| Patrick County | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| Roanoke County | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Halifax County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Mecklenburg County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Michael Mcpheeters appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 247 | 107 | 37 | 54 | 14 |
| Weapons Offense | 59 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
| Probation Violation | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 25 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Traffic Infraction | 25 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Assault & Battery | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 20 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Henry County
Listed by case volume in Henry County, 2025.
| Attorney | Henry County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Nicholas | 1,209 | 1,672 |
| Heath Sabin | 106 | 351 |
| Matthew Clark | 94 | 219 |
| Perry Harrold | 76 | 184 |
| Ward Armstrong | 70 | 125 |
| Courtney Armstrong | 63 | 100 |
| William Roscoe Reynolds | 37 | 50 |
| Roscoe Reynolds | 28 | 60 |
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 Mcpheeters appeared as defense counsel of record in 538 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 232 in District Court and 306 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Henry County, with 155 of 538 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Michael Mcpheeters's case record was Weapons Offense (59 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 277 resolved cases: 31% convicted of original charge (87), 50% dropped (140 = 101 nolle prossed + 39 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (36), 5% acquitted (14). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 62 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict (Circuit Court is the only level where Virginia records distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction), 39 (63%) resolved by guilty plea and 23 (37%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 21 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 Mcpheeters — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/michael-mcpheeters. 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.