Failure to Appear in Pulaski County
137 cases · Pulaski County Courts
Updated July 8, 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 137 public court records from 2025, Failure to Appear cases in Pulaski County General District Court have a 50.0% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 58.8%), a 49.0% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 1.7 months.
Key takeaways
- 50.0% of Failure to Appear cases in Pulaski County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 137 public court records (Virginia average: 58.8%).
- 49.0% resulted in conviction; 1.0% ended in acquittal.
- The median case resolved in 1.7 months; the slowest quarter took 2.8 months or more.
Case Outcomes — General District Court
Of 137 General District Court cases in Pulaski County filed in 2025, 98 ended in a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal — the basis for the rates below. This is where most Failure to Appear cases start.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeConvicted — 49.0% of 98 resolved cases.
Source: 137 General District Court records, Pulaski County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Pulaski County compares
Dismissal rates for Failure to Appear in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.
Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Filed in Pulaski County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
VCF Sentencing Outcome Index
Outcomes for 66 convicted cases in Pulaski County General District Court (2025-2026).
Exhibit · Sentencing when convicted
These figures describe outcomes for cases that ended in conviction in Pulaski County General District Court. They do not predict any individual case outcome. See methodology for definitions and suppression rules.
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Getting Help With a Failure to Appear Charge
Representation options in Pulaski County.
If you cannot afford an attorney for a failure to appear 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 Pulaski County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on failure to appear cases in Pulaski County are listed below.
Defense Attorneys with Failure to Appear Cases in Pulaski County
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Pulaski County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Failure to Appear 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 — Pulaski County
1,896 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Pulaski County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →
Arresting Officers — Dismissal Rates
Officers whose Failure to Appear arrests in Pulaski County are dismissed most frequently. Minimum 10 cases.
Ranking shows officers in this jurisdiction with the highest Failure to Appear dismissal rates (minimum 10 cases). Click any name for their full record.
All arresting officers in Pulaski CountyCommon 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 Pulaski County compare to other Virginia courts?
Pulaski County has a 50.0% dismissal rate for Failure to Appear cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Failure to Appear 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.
Cite this page
VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Failure to Appear Outcomes — Pulaski County, Virginia. Based on 137 public court records, 2025; last updated July 8, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/failure-to-appear/pulaski-county