Fraud / Forgery in Colonial Heights
35 cases · Colonial Heights Courts
Updated May 2, 2026 · Data through 2025
Fraud / Forgery cases in Colonial Heights are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 35 cases in 2025, 83.3% were dismissed or dropped and 16.7% resulted in conviction.
Case Outcomes — Circuit Court
How 35 Circuit Court cases in Colonial Heights were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 83.3% of 6 resolved cases.
Source: 35 Circuit Court records, Colonial Heights, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Colonial Heights compares
Dismissal rates for Fraud / Forgery 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 Colonial Heights Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
Sentencing When Convicted
Charge Reductions
When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.
Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns
in Colonial Heights are reduced
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Defense Attorneys with Fraud / Forgery Cases in Colonial Heights
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Colonial Heights and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Fraud / Forgery 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 — Colonial Heights
741 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Colonial Heights 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 Fraud / Forgery charge be reduced to something lesser?
8.6% of Fraud / Forgery cases in Colonial Heights were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Prob Viol-Felony Offense (2 cases), followed by Idnty Thft: Obt Id, Avoid Arst (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 Colonial Heights compare to other Virginia courts?
Colonial Heights has a 83.3% dismissal rate for Fraud / Forgery cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Fraud / Forgery 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. The dataset is refreshed quarterly. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.
Cite this page
VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Fraud / Forgery Outcomes — Colonial Heights, Virginia. Based on 35 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/fraud-forgery/colonial-heights