Based on 20 public court records from 2025, Obstruction cases in New Kent County General District Court have a 66.7% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 56.8%), a 25.0% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 5.6 months.

66.7%
Dismissal Rate
vs 56.8% statewide
25.0%
Conviction Rate
vs 39.7% statewide
5.6 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 20 General District Court cases in New Kent County were resolved in 2025. This is where most Obstruction cases start.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

25.0%
41.7%
25.0%
Dismissed by judge 25.0% (n=3) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 41.7% (n=5) Guilty Plea 25.0% Found Guilty 0.0% Acquitted 8.3%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 41.7% of 12 resolved cases.

Source: 20 General District Court records, New Kent County, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How New Kent County compares

Dismissal rates for Obstruction 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 New Kent County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

6.4 months
Avg Sentence
6.0 months
Median Sentence

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

Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns

5.0% of Obstruction cases
in New Kent County are reduced
1 cases had their charge amended to a lesser offense.
Most common reductions
Obstruction Disorderly Conduct
1 cases · 100.0% of reductions

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 2.6 months
Median 5.6 months
Slowest 25% 6.5 months

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is New Kent County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Obstruction 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 attorneys

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

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 Obstruction charge be reduced to something lesser?

5.0% of Obstruction cases in New Kent County were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Disorderly Conduct (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 New Kent County compare to other Virginia courts?

New Kent County has a 66.7% dismissal rate for Obstruction cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Obstruction 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). Obstruction Outcomes — New Kent County, Virginia. Based on 20 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/obstruction/new-kent-county

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