Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 202581

Roscoe Reynolds appeared as defense counsel of record in 81 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
94 % District · 6 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Martinsville · 36 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 7

Across 65 resolved 2025 cases, 74% were dropped — 27 nolle prossed and 21 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 65 of 81. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
13
20%
Dropped
48
74%
Nolle prossed
27
Dismissed
21
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
3%
Within charge family
2
Acquitted
2
3%

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 17 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
1588%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
212%
2 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Cases like yours

Roscoe Reynolds'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 Martinsville 4 4 0
Failure to Appear Martinsville 4 4 0
Fraud / Forgery Martinsville 4 4 0
Grand Larceny Henry County 4 4 0
Reckless Driving Henry County 4 4 0
Larceny / Theft Martinsville 3 3 0

Each row links to Roscoe Reynolds'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.

Enter Property To Damage
1
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Martinsville 36 34 2
Henry County 35 34 1
Franklin County 9 7 2
Montgomery County 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Roscoe Reynolds appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 23 16 4 11 1
Reckless Driving 7 4 2 2 0
Failure to Appear 6 6 2 3 0
DUI / DWI 5 3 0 2 1
Larceny / Theft 5 5 1 4 0
Traffic Infraction 5 5 3 2 0
Drug Possession 4 3 0 3 0
Fraud / Forgery 4 4 0 4 0
Grand Larceny 4 2 0 2 0
Weapons Offense 4 4 0 4 0

Other attorneys with cases in Martinsville

Listed by case volume in Martinsville, 2025.

Attorney Martinsville cases Total (statewide)
Caitlin Reynolds 239 239
Michael Mcpheeters 232 678
Shelby Horner 173 173
John Sonderegger 162 165
Daniel Galyon 150 151
Sandra Haley 138 141
Daniel Van Nostrand 128 128
Zachary Wilkins 95 95

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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.

Roscoe Reynolds appeared as defense counsel of record in 81 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 76 in District Court and 5 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Martinsville, with 36 of 81 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Roscoe Reynolds's case record was Reckless Driving (7 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 65 resolved cases: 20% convicted of original charge (13), 74% dropped (48 = 27 nolle prossed + 21 dismissed), 3% reduced to a lesser charge (2), 3% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 17 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 15 (88%) resolved by guilty plea and 2 (12%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 0 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. "Roscoe Reynolds — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/roscoe-reynolds. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.