Court level
75 % District · 25 % Circuit
Richard Davis
Defense counsel of record in 163 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025163
Richard Davis appeared as defense counsel of record in 163 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Radford · 51 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 13
Across 124 resolved 2025 cases, 50% were dropped — 40 nolle prossed and 22 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 124 of 163. "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 62 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
5792%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
58%
1 acquittals · 4 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
20%
1 of 5 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUI / DWI | Radford | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | Pulaski County | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Assault & Battery | Radford | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | Radford | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Radford | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Montgomery County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | Carroll County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Richard Davis'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
6
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
3
Assault & Battery
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Driving Under Revocation/Suspension
1
DWI, First Offense
1
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
1
No Driver's License
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | 51 | 50 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 36 | 12 | 24 |
| Pulaski County | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Montgomery County | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Carroll County | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Isle of Wight County | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Galax | 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 | 60 | 46 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| Traffic Infraction | 23 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
| Weapons Offense | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Assault & Battery | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Radford
Listed by case volume in Radford, 2025.
| Attorney | Radford cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Richard; Jr Davis | 331 | 381 |
| Richard W; Jr Davis | 192 | 231 |
| Bradley Mcconnell | 115 | 121 |
| James; Jr Turk | 88 | 92 |
| Beverly Davis | 66 | 130 |
| Frederick Kellerman | 49 | 64 |
| Beverly M Davis | 22 | 49 |
| Richie Davis | 21 | 58 |
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 163 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 122 in District Court and 41 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Radford, with 51 of 163 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Richard Davis's case record was Weapons Offense (13 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 124 resolved cases: 34% convicted of original charge (42), 50% dropped (62 = 40 nolle prossed + 22 dismissed), 15% reduced to a lesser charge (19), 1% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 62 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 57 (92%) resolved by guilty plea and 5 (8%) went to trial — 1 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. "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.