Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025215

Randolph; Iii Raines appeared as defense counsel of record in 215 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Augusta County · 215 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 21

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 121 of 215. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
52
43%
Dropped
51
42%
Nolle prossed
32
Dismissed
19
Reduced to a lesser charge
18
15%
Within charge family
18
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 70 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
6694%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
46%
0 acquittals · 4 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
0%
0 of 4 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Drug Possession

Randolph; Iii Raines's most common charge category in 2025 (21 cases of record · 14 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
10
71%
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 Drug Possession page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Randolph; Iii Raines'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
Drug Possession Augusta County 21 0 21
Contempt of Court Augusta County 17 0 17
Weapons Offense Augusta County 11 0 11
Driving Suspended Augusta County 8 0 8
Failure to Appear Augusta County 7 0 7
Larceny / Theft Augusta County 7 0 7
Property Destruction Augusta County 7 0 7
Fraud / Forgery Augusta County 4 0 4
Obstruction Augusta County 4 0 4

Each row links to Randolph; Iii Raines'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.

Child Pornography: Possess
9
Assault & Battery
1
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1
DWI, Third or Subsequent Offense
1
Firearm Larc, Not From Person
1
Manuf/Distrb Schedule I/ Ii 2nd Off
1
Meth:Distrib etc..28-226 Grams
1
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Augusta County 215 0 215

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Randolph; Iii Raines appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 120 47 16 16 15
Drug Possession 21 14 10 4 0
Contempt of Court 17 15 6 9 0
Weapons Offense 11 7 2 3 2
Driving Suspended 8 8 5 3 0
Failure to Appear 7 5 3 2 0
Larceny / Theft 7 6 4 2 0
Property Destruction 7 7 3 4 0
Obstruction 4 4 1 3 0
Traffic Infraction 4 4 1 3 0

Other attorneys with cases in Augusta County

Listed by case volume in Augusta County, 2025.

Attorney Augusta County cases Total (statewide)
David G Parker 307 368
David Parker 219 386
Dana Cormier 218 385
Eric Swortzel 192 281
Brittney Leach 187 187
Tyler Jerrell 180 300
Michael J; Ii Hallahan 134 292
Hannah Coffman 129 142

View all attorneys with cases in Augusta 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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Randolph; Iii Raines appeared as defense counsel of record in 215 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 215 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Augusta County, with 215 of 215 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Randolph; Iii Raines's case record was Drug Possession (21 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 121 resolved cases: 43% convicted of original charge (52), 42% dropped (51 = 32 nolle prossed + 19 dismissed), 15% reduced to a lesser charge (18), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 70 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 66 (94%) resolved by guilty plea and 4 (6%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 4 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. "Randolph; Iii Raines — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/randolph-iii-raines. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.