Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025114

R Clinton; Jr Clary appeared as defense counsel of record in 114 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
1 % District · 99 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Brunswick County · 67 cases
Most common charge
Sex Offense · 17

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 92 of 114. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
32
35%
Dropped
35
38%
Nolle prossed
30
Dismissed
5
Reduced to a lesser charge
20
22%
Within charge family
20
Acquitted
5
5%

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

Pled guilty
2747%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
3053%
5 acquittals · 25 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
17%
5 of 30 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Sex Offense

R Clinton; Jr Clary's most common charge category in 2025 (17 cases of record · 14 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
7
50%
Dropped
4
29%
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Sex Offense page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

R Clinton; Jr Clary'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
Sex Offense Mecklenburg County 13 0 13
Reckless Driving Brunswick County 6 0 6
Sex Offense Brunswick County 4 0 4
Weapons Offense Brunswick County 4 0 4

Each row links to R Clinton; Jr Clary'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
8
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Speeding 1-9 Over In 55/70 Zone
2
Assault & Battery
1
Battery, Sexual
1
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1
Obst/Resist: Arrest By Force
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Brunswick County 67 0 67
Mecklenburg County 44 1 43
Charlotte County 2 0 2
Greensville County 1 0 1

Case mix by charge

Charge categories R Clinton; Jr Clary appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 52 37 15 17 5
Sex Offense 17 14 7 4 0
Traffic Infraction 10 10 1 1 8
Reckless Driving 8 8 2 2 4
Weapons Offense 5 4 1 2 0
Drug Possession 4 4 1 2 1
Assault & Battery 3 3 1 0 1
DUI / DWI 2 2 1 0 1
Probation Violation 2 0 0 0 0
Trespassing 1 1 1 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Brunswick County

Listed by case volume in Brunswick County, 2025.

Attorney Brunswick County cases Total (statewide)
Adam Wood 476 779
Rocco Columbus 335 609
Anthony White 136 248
Kathleen Ortiz 97 102
Joseph E; Jr Whitby 63 123
Ashley Link 56 56
Amanda Wood 32 53

View all attorneys with cases in Brunswick County →

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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R Clinton; Jr Clary appeared as defense counsel of record in 114 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 1 in District Court and 113 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Brunswick County, with 67 of 114 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in R Clinton; Jr Clary's case record was Sex Offense (17 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 92 resolved cases: 35% convicted of original charge (32), 38% dropped (35 = 30 nolle prossed + 5 dismissed), 22% reduced to a lesser charge (20), 5% acquitted (5). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 57 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 27 (47%) resolved by guilty plea and 30 (53%) went to trial — 5 acquittals and 25 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. "R Clinton; Jr Clary — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/r-clinton-jr-clary. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.