Court level
42 % District · 58 % Circuit
Richard Davis
Defense counsel of record in 341 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025341
Richard Davis appeared as defense counsel of record in 341 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Radford · 211 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 47
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 207 of 341. "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 70 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
1826%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
5274%
0 acquittals · 52 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
0%
0 of 52 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Richard Davis's most common charge category in 2025 (47 cases of record · 45 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 Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Richard Davis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larceny / Theft | Montgomery County | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Radford | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | Radford | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Montgomery County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Larceny / Theft | Radford | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Radford | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Drug Possession | Radford | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Obstruction | Radford | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Reckless Driving | Carroll County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sex Offense | Radford | 3 | 0 | 3 |
See also
Larceny / Theft outcomes in Montgomery County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Larceny / Theft cases in Montgomery 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.
Defective Equipment Generally
6
44/25 Sp
1
44/35 Sp
1
Assault & Battery
1
Child Pornography: Possess
1
DWI, First Offense
1
DWI, Second Offense
1
No Driver's License
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | 211 | 44 | 167 |
| Montgomery County | 58 | 58 | 0 |
| Portsmouth | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| Pulaski County | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Carroll County | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Isle of Wight County | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Suffolk | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Wythe County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| York County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Richard Davis appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 199 | 91 | 61 | 27 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | 47 | 45 | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| Traffic Infraction | 18 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| DUI / DWI | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons Offense | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Radford
Listed by case volume in Radford, 2025.
| Attorney | Radford cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Richard W Davis | 159 | 176 |
| Bradley Mcconnell | 66 | 67 |
| Beverly Davis | 62 | 121 |
| Marc Ayers | 10 | 25 |
| Richie Davis | 10 | 21 |
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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Richard Davis appeared as defense counsel of record in 341 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 142 in District Court and 199 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Radford, with 211 of 341 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Richard Davis's case record was Larceny / Theft (47 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 207 resolved cases: 44% convicted of original charge (92), 46% dropped (96 = 77 nolle prossed + 19 dismissed), 8% reduced to a lesser charge (17), 1% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 70 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), 18 (26%) resolved by guilty plea and 52 (74%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 52 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. "Richard Davis — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/richard-davis. 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.