Burglary / B&E in Wise County
23 cases · Wise 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 23 public court records from 2025, Burglary / B&E cases in Wise County General District Court have a 100.0% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 72.2%), a 0.0% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 5.6 months.
Key takeaways
- 100.0% of Burglary / B&E cases in Wise County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 23 public court records (Virginia average: 72.2%).
- 0.0% resulted in conviction.
- The median case resolved in 5.6 months; the slowest quarter took 5.6 months or more.
Case Outcomes — General District Court
Of 23 General District Court cases in Wise County filed in 2025, 18 ended in a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal — the basis for the rates below. This is where most Burglary / B&E cases start.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 100.0% of 18 resolved cases.
Source: 23 General District Court records, Wise County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Wise County compares
Dismissal rates for Burglary / B&E in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the next four jurisdictions statewide by case volume.
Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Filed in Wise County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Getting Help With a Burglary / B&E Charge
Representation options in Wise County.
If you cannot afford an attorney for a burglary / b&e 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 Wise County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on burglary / b&e cases in Wise County are listed below.
Defense Attorneys with Burglary / B&E Cases in Wise County
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Wise County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Burglary / B&E cases in 2025. Listed by case count.
Counts are each attorney's full 2025 caseload statewide. Click any name for their jurisdiction + outcome breakdown.
All Virginia defense attorneysCommonwealth's Attorney Office — Wise County
1,759 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Wise 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.
How does Wise County compare to other Virginia courts?
Wise County has a 100.0% dismissal rate for Burglary / B&E cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Burglary / B&E 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.
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What this record cannot show
This page is built from what court clerks recorded for Burglary / B&E cases in Wise 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 Wise 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 18 cases that reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. The other 5 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.
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). Burglary / B&E Outcomes — Wise County, Virginia. Based on 23 public court records, 2025; last updated August 24, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/burglary-be/wise-county