Court level
84 % District · 16 % Circuit
Richard Manley
Defense counsel of record in 321 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025321
Richard Manley appeared as defense counsel of record in 321 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 143 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 51
Across 241 resolved 2025 cases, 67% were dropped — 150 nolle prossed and 12 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 241 of 321. "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 79 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
7696%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
34%
1 acquittals · 2 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
33%
1 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Richard Manley's most common charge category in 2025 (51 cases of record · 43 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 Manley'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 | Fairfax County | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Fairfax County | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Clarke County | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| DUI / DWI | Fairfax County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Prince William County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Stafford County | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | Loudoun County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Prince William County | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| DUI / DWI | Fredericksburg | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Prince William County | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Fairfax County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Protective Order Violation | Spotsylvania County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Each row links to Richard Manley'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.
DWI, First Offense
5
Improper Driving
4
Improper Driving
3
Petit Larceny
3
No Driver's License
2
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
2
84/65 Sp
1
91/55 Sp
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 143 | 143 | 0 |
| Prince William County | 38 | 28 | 10 |
| Clarke County | 30 | 18 | 12 |
| Loudoun County | 29 | 26 | 3 |
| Stafford County | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| Culpeper County | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Arlington County | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Fredericksburg | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Spotsylvania County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Richard Manley appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 112 | 74 | 12 | 52 | 10 |
| Larceny / Theft | 51 | 43 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| DUI / DWI | 35 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
| Reckless Driving | 31 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 25 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax County
Listed by case volume in Fairfax County, 2025.
| Attorney | Fairfax County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Jad Sarsour | 1,387 | 1,671 |
| William P Robinson | 644 | 681 |
| Jeremy Letnick | 616 | 691 |
| Andrew M Stewart | 590 | 593 |
| Ryan Rambudhan | 548 | 673 |
| Brandon R Sloane | 535 | 571 |
| David W Deane | 517 | 522 |
| Raj Dua | 481 | 712 |
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
Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.
Richard Manley appeared as defense counsel of record in 321 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 270 in District Court and 51 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 143 of 321 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Richard Manley's case record was Larceny / Theft (51 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 241 resolved cases: 21% convicted of original charge (51), 67% dropped (162 = 150 nolle prossed + 12 dismissed), 11% reduced to a lesser charge (27), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 79 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 76 (96%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (4%) went to trial — 1 acquittals and 2 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 Manley — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/richard-manley. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.