Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Shelby Horner
Defense counsel of record in 173 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025173
Shelby Horner appeared as defense counsel of record in 173 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Martinsville · 173 cases
Most common charge
Probation Violation · 96
Across 38 resolved 2025 cases, 55% were dropped — 8 nolle prossed and 13 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 38 of 173. "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 17 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
635%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1165%
0 acquittals · 11 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
0%
0 of 11 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Cases like yours
Shelby Horner'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | Martinsville | 96 | 0 | 96 |
| Contempt of Court | Martinsville | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Larceny / Theft | Martinsville | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| DUI / DWI | Martinsville | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | Martinsville | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons Offense | Martinsville | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Each row links to Shelby Horner'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.
Assault & Battery
2
Assault & Battery
1
Att Unlawful Wounding
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
Misd. Offender Esc W/O Violence
1
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | 173 | 0 | 173 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Shelby Horner appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | 96 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 44 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Contempt of Court | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kidnapping / Abduction | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| John Sonderegger | 162 | 165 |
| Daniel Galyon | 150 | 151 |
| Sandra Haley | 138 | 141 |
| Daniel Van Nostrand | 128 | 128 |
| Zachary Wilkins | 95 | 95 |
| Robert Ward | 45 | 128 |
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.
Shelby Horner appeared as defense counsel of record in 173 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 173 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Martinsville, with 173 of 173 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Shelby Horner's case record was Probation Violation (96 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 38 resolved cases: 26% convicted of original charge (10), 55% dropped (21 = 8 nolle prossed + 13 dismissed), 18% reduced to a lesser charge (7), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 17 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 6 (35%) resolved by guilty plea and 11 (65%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 11 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. "Shelby Horner — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/shelby-horner. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.