Court level
58 % District · 42 % Circuit
Ronnie West
Defense counsel of record in 579 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025579
Ronnie West appeared as defense counsel of record in 579 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Lynchburg · 269 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 65
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 400 of 579. "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 245 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
20282%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
4318%
27 acquittals · 16 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
63%
27 of 43 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Ronnie West's most common charge category in 2025 (65 cases of record · 56 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
Ronnie West'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 | Lynchburg | 38 | 4 | 34 |
| Weapons Offense | Lynchburg | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Assault & Battery | Lynchburg | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Drug Possession | Lynchburg | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Drug Possession | Campbell County | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Larceny / Theft | Amherst County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Amherst County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Campbell County | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Lynchburg | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Obstruction | Lynchburg | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Weapons Offense | Campbell County | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Drug Possession | Amherst County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Each row links to Ronnie West'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
5
Defective Equipment Generally
3
No Driver's License
3
74/55
2
Distrib Of Schedule I/Ii Cont Sub
2
Fail To Stop/ Accident - Misd.
2
79/60 Sp
1
81/60 Speeding
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg | 269 | 89 | 180 |
| Campbell County | 114 | 70 | 44 |
| Amherst County | 112 | 112 | 0 |
| Bedford County | 58 | 47 | 11 |
| Appomattox County | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Charlotte County | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsylvania County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roanoke County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salem | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Ronnie West appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 204 | 123 | 41 | 57 | 16 |
| Larceny / Theft | 65 | 56 | 46 | 9 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | 47 | 30 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 44 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| Traffic Infraction | 29 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Assault & Battery | 26 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 26 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Sex Offense | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Lynchburg
Listed by case volume in Lynchburg, 2025.
| Attorney | Lynchburg cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Arthur | 512 | 920 |
| Pamela Willoughby | 382 | 771 |
| Jordan Davies | 380 | 935 |
| Charles Felmlee | 284 | 355 |
| Chuck Felmlee | 216 | 554 |
| Cameron Warren | 215 | 251 |
| Joseph Sanzone | 192 | 414 |
| Matthew Pack | 189 | 454 |
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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Ronnie West appeared as defense counsel of record in 579 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 338 in District Court and 241 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Lynchburg, with 269 of 579 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Ronnie West's case record was Larceny / Theft (65 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 400 resolved cases: 45% convicted of original charge (179), 39% dropped (155 = 101 nolle prossed + 54 dismissed), 10% reduced to a lesser charge (39), 7% acquitted (27). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 245 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 202 (82%) resolved by guilty plea and 43 (18%) went to trial — 27 acquittals and 16 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. "Ronnie West — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/ronnie-west. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.