Court level
73 % District · 27 % Circuit
Stuart Collins
Defense counsel of record in 347 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025347
Stuart Collins appeared as defense counsel of record in 347 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Wise County · 187 cases
Most common charge
Failure to Appear · 45
Across 241 resolved 2025 cases, 57% were dropped — 75 nolle prossed and 63 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 241 of 347. "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 103 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
10299%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
11%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Failure to Appear
Stuart Collins's most common charge category in 2025 (45 cases of record · 41 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 Failure to Appear page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Stuart Collins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure to Appear | Wise County | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Wise County | 30 | 28 | 2 |
| Drug Possession | Dickenson County | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Failure to Appear | Dickenson County | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Weapons Offense | Dickenson County | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| DUI / DWI | Wise County | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | Wise County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Wise County | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | Dickenson County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Scott County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Drug Possession | Wise County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | Dickenson County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Each row links to Stuart Collins'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.
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
2
Rd-Op Improper Brakes-Misd.
2
44/25 Speeding
1
Attempt-Petit Larceny
1
DWI, First Offense
1
Fail To Appear-Fel./Misd./Sumons
1
False Statement To Leo/Ca, Sro
1
False Stmt: Obtain Housing Aid
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise County | 187 | 169 | 18 |
| Dickenson County | 93 | 74 | 19 |
| Scott County | 54 | 4 | 50 |
| Lee County | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Russell County | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Stuart Collins appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 119 | 68 | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | 45 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 35 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 34 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Weapons Offense | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 16 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Wise County
Listed by case volume in Wise County, 2025.
| Attorney | Wise County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| J Marty Adkins | 387 | 419 |
| Charles Bledsoe | 269 | 341 |
| Stephanie Kern | 234 | 234 |
| Adrian Collins | 199 | 368 |
| Marty Adkins | 198 | 202 |
| Jaxon Wilkens | 198 | 201 |
| Tyler Adams | 197 | 365 |
| Jeff Elkins | 181 | 186 |
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.
Stuart Collins appeared as defense counsel of record in 347 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 253 in District Court and 94 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Wise County, with 187 of 347 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Stuart Collins's case record was Failure to Appear (45 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 241 resolved cases: 36% convicted of original charge (86), 57% dropped (138 = 75 nolle prossed + 63 dismissed), 7% reduced to a lesser charge (16), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 103 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 102 (99%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (1%) went to trial — 1 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. "Stuart Collins — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/stuart-collins. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.