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Assault & Battery in King William County

28 cases · King William County Courts

Updated August 24, 2026 · Data through 2025

Charge statistics were restated in July 2026 — cases are now grouped by the Virginia Code section charged. What changed and why

Based on 28 public court records from 2025, Assault & Battery cases in King William County General District Court have a 59.1% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 65.7%), a 36.4% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 2.5 months.

Key takeaways

  • 59.1% of Assault & Battery cases in King William County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 28 public court records (Virginia average: 65.7%).
  • 36.4% resulted in conviction; 4.5% ended in acquittal.
  • 7.1% were amended to a lesser charge, most often Assault & Battery.
  • The median case resolved in 2.5 months; the slowest quarter took 3.2 months or more.
59.1%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 65.7% statewide
36.4%
Conviction Rate
▲ vs 27.5% statewide
2.5 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

Case Outcomes — General District Court

Of 28 General District Court cases in King William County filed in 2025, 22 ended in a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal — the basis for the rates below. This is where most Assault & Battery cases start.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

13.6%
45.5%
36.4%
Dismissed by judge 13.6% (n=3) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 45.5% (n=10) Convicted 36.4% (n=8) Acquitted 4.5%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 45.5% of 22 resolved cases.

Source: 28 General District Court records, King William County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How King William County compares

Dismissal rates for Assault & Battery in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.

King William CountyThis page 59.1% 28 cases
Essex County 76.0% 47 cases King and Queen County 83.3% 21 cases Mathews County 31.2% 20 cases
Statewide average 65.7% all Virginia

Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.

Filed in King William County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

January to June 2026 · read at June 30 · General District Court

9 assault & battery cases in King William County General District Court were filed January to June 2026, and 2 had resolved by June 30.

Fewer than 20 of them had resolved by June 30, so no 2026 rate is published here yet. 7 were still open at June 30. The same read of January to June 2025 is beside it, so the two half-years are compared at the same age.

MeasureJan–Jun 2026Jan–Jun 2025, same read
Filed916
Resolved by June 3025
Still open at June 30711
Dismissed or dropped, of resolvedn/an/a
Convicted, of resolvedn/an/a
Convicted on a reduced charge, of resolvedn/an/a

A case counts as resolved only if its final hearing was held on or before June 30 of its filing year; rates divide by those cases. General District Court only — 2026 Circuit Court figures are not yet published (feed paused 2026-07-09). Filed counts carry a recording caveat and no year-over-year change is claimed. Source read 2026-09-14; the 2025 benchmark elsewhere on this page is the full calendar year. Method.

Sentencing When Convicted

7.4 months
Avg Sentence
6.0 months
Median Sentence

Charge Reductions

When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.

Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns

7.1% of Assault & Battery cases
in King William County are reduced
3 cases had their charge amended to a lesser offense.
Most common reductions
Assault & Battery Assault & Battery
1 cases · 33.3% of reductions
Assault & Battery Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1 cases · 33.3% of reductions
Assault & Battery Obst Rescue Sqds Duty In Riot
1 cases · 33.3% of reductions

Case Duration

Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 1.7 months
Median 2.5 months
Slowest 25% 3.2 months
II Getting Help

Getting Help With a Assault & Battery Charge

Representation options in King William County.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a assault & battery charge, you may qualify for court-appointed counsel or a public defender. How Virginia's indigent-defense system works explains who qualifies and how representation is assigned in King William County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on assault & battery cases in King William County are listed below.

Defense Attorneys with Assault & Battery Cases in King William County

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is King William County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Assault & Battery cases in 2025. Listed by case count.

Shannon Dillon 18 of 244 total Terry Osborne 9 of 120 total Brenton Bohannon 8 of 335 total Heather Baber 6 of 96 total Raymond Palmer 1 of 27 total

Counts are each attorney's full 2025 caseload statewide. Click any name for their jurisdiction + outcome breakdown.

All Virginia defense attorneys

Commonwealth's Attorney Office — King William County

261 circuit court filings prosecuted by the King William County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

Common Questions

Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your case.

Can a Assault & Battery charge be reduced to something lesser?

7.1% of Assault & Battery cases in King William County were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Assault & Battery (1 cases), followed by Drug Possession (Schedule I/II) (1 cases). Whether a reduction is available depends on the specifics of the case and is typically negotiated between the defense attorney and the prosecutor.

How does King William County compare to other Virginia courts?

King William County has a 59.1% dismissal rate for Assault & Battery cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Assault & Battery overview to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across every jurisdiction.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

All figures on this page come from Virginia's public Case Information System (CIS) and District Court system, calendar year 2025 onward. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.

Read this before you quote a number

What this record cannot show

This page is built from what court clerks recorded for Assault & Battery cases in King William County. Some of what you may want to know is not in that record.

  • The judge. Virginia’s court records do not carry the judge’s name, so nothing on this page describes any judge.
  • The prosecutor. The record names the office — the King William County Commonwealth’s Attorney — not the individual prosecutor who handled a case.
  • Why a case ended the way it did. A dismissal can mean a witness did not appear, a motion was won, a plea was reached on another charge, or evidence never arrived. The record shows the outcome, not the reason.
  • Cases still open. Rates here count only the 22 cases that reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. The other 6 cases filed in 2025 were still pending or otherwise unresolved when the record was read, and they are in none of the rates.
  • Cases filed before 2025. This page covers cases filed in 2025. A case filed in 2024 and decided in 2025 is not here.
  • Whether the person had a lawyer. The court’s counsel field is not reliable enough to publish, so this page does not say who was represented, or whether counsel was hired or appointed.
  • Guilty plea or trial in General District Court. District court records do not say whether a conviction came by plea or after a trial. Only Circuit Court records do, so no plea or trial rate appears here.
  • What the 2026 half-year can show. The January to June 2026 figures are General District Court only, read at June 30, and count a case as resolved only if its final hearing was held by that date. 7 of the 9 cases filed were still open at the read. Circuit Court 2026 is not yet published; no year-over-year change is claimed.
  • Time actually served. Sentences here are what the court imposed. Suspended time is included unless a figure says <em>active</em>. Time served, credit for time already spent in jail, and early release are not in the record.

Every figure on this page comes from Virginia’s public court records as read on August 24, 2026. Coverage notes and definitions are in the methodology. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will check the record.

Cite this page

VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Assault & Battery Outcomes — King William County, Virginia. Based on 28 public court records, 2025; last updated August 24, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/assault-battery/king-william-county

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