What are the case outcomes for Robbery in Virginia Beach?

Of 222 cases filed in Virginia Beach in 2025 (public records), 111 reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. Of those, 82.2% are dismissed, 37.2% result in conviction, and 1.4% end in acquittal. The median case takes 5.4 months. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case.

What is the dismissal rate for Robbery in Virginia Beach?

The dismissal rate is 82.2% of the 111 cases that reached an outcome, out of 222 filed in 2025 (public court records). This includes judicial dismissals and nolle prosequi (cases dropped by the prosecutor).

How long does a Robbery case take in Virginia Beach?

The median case takes 5.4 months. The fastest 25% resolve in 3.2 months, while the slowest 25% take 7.2 months or longer. Duration depends on factors specific to each case.

What is the conviction rate for Robbery in Virginia Beach?

The conviction rate for Robbery in Virginia Beach is 37.2% of the 111 cases that reached an outcome, out of 222 filed in 2025 (public court records). This includes guilty pleas and findings of guilt at trial.

What does the data show about charge reductions for Robbery in Virginia Beach?

15.7% of Robbery cases in Virginia Beach are amended to a lesser charge based on 2025 court records. The most common reduction is to Assault & Battery.

What's the difference between General District Court and Circuit Court for Robbery in Virginia Beach?

Most Robbery cases in Virginia Beach are heard in General District Court (162 cases in 2025), where 82.2% are dismissed and the median case takes 4.7 months. 60 cases were heard in Circuit Court — typically jury trials, felonies, or appeals from District Court — where 5.3% are dismissed.

How does Virginia Beach compare to other courts for Robbery?

Virginia Beach has a 82.2% dismissal rate for Robbery. Visit the Robbery overview page to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across all Virginia jurisdictions.

What does the sentencing data show for Robbery in Virginia Beach?

For those convicted of Robbery in Virginia Beach, the average sentence recorded is 2.1 years (including suspended time). Actual sentences depend on the specifics of each case. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your situation.

Robbery in Virginia Beach, VA

If you've been charged with robbery in Virginia Beach — this page shows what typically happens. Most cases (162 of 222) were heard in General District Court, where 82.2% were dismissed or dropped and the median case took 4.7 months. 60 cases moved to Circuit Court — typically jury trials, felonies, or appeals from District Court.

Key takeaways

82.2% of Robbery cases in Virginia Beach were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 222 public court records (Virginia average: 65.5%).
37.2% resulted in conviction; 1.4% ended in acquittal.
15.7% were amended to a lesser charge, most often Assault & Battery.
The median case resolved in 5.4 months; the slowest quarter took 7.2 months or more.

82.2%

Dismissal Rate

▲ vs 65.5% statewide

37.2%

Conviction Rate

▲ vs 33.9% statewide

5.4 months

Median Duration

I Outcomes

Case Outcomes — General District Court

Of 162 General District Court cases in Virginia Beach filed in 2025, 73 ended in a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal — the basis for the rates below. This is where most Robbery cases start.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

80.8%

17.8%

Dismissed by judge 1.4% (n=1) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 80.8% (n=59) Convicted 17.8% (n=13) Acquitted 0.0%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 80.8% of 73 resolved cases.

Source: 162 General District Court records, Virginia Beach, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Virginia Beach compares

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

Virginia BeachThis page 82.2% 222 cases

Norfolk 70.2% 182 cases Newport News 81.5% 139 cases Portsmouth 84.6% 108 cases Hampton 64.3% 77 cases

Statewide average 65.5% all Virginia

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

Filed in Virginia Beach General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

If your case goes to Circuit Court · 60 Robbery cases in 2025

A small share of Robbery cases in Virginia Beach are heard in Circuit Court — typically jury trials, felonies, or appeals from General District Court. Outcomes look different at this level.

84.2%

Dismissed 2.6% (n=1) Nolle prosequi 2.6% (n=1) Guilty Plea 84.2% Found Guilty 5.3% Acquitted 5.3%

See the full Virginia Beach Circuit Court record — all charges, judges, and case outcomes at this level.

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

63 robbery cases in Virginia Beach General District Court were filed January to June 2026, and 12 had resolved by June 30.

Fewer than 20 of them had resolved by June 30, so no 2026 rate is published here yet. 51 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.

Measure	Jan–Jun 2026	Jan–Jun 2025, same read
Filed	63	53
Resolved by June 30	12	4
Still open at June 30	51	49
Dismissed or dropped, of resolved	n/a	n/a
Convicted, of resolved	n/a	n/a
Convicted on a reduced charge, of resolved	n/a	n/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

2.1 years

Avg Sentence

2.1 years

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

15.7% of Robbery cases
in Virginia Beach are reduced

35 cases had their charge amended to a lesser offense.

Most common reductions

Robbery Assault & Battery

6 cases · 17.1% of reductions

Robbery Petit Larceny

4 cases · 11.4% of reductions

Robbery Grand Larceny From Person

3 cases · 8.6% of reductions

Case Duration

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 3.2 months

Median 5.4 months

Slowest 25% 7.2 months

II Getting Help

Getting Help With a Robbery Charge

Representation options in Virginia Beach.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a robbery 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 Virginia Beach. Defense attorneys who have appeared on robbery cases in Virginia Beach are listed below.

Defense Attorneys with Robbery Cases in Virginia Beach

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Virginia Beach and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Robbery cases in 2025. Listed by case count.

Roger Whitus 19 of 388 total Diallo Morris 13 of 283 total Anton Karpov 6 of 197 total William O'Brien 4 of 140 total Amina Matheny-Willard 4 of 70 total Bassell Khalaf 4 of 29 total Kurt Easton 2 of 53 total Simon Marle 1 of 90 total K Smith 1 of 38 total Joseph V Sherman 1 of 25 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 — Virginia Beach

7,065 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

III Background

Arresting Officers — Dismissal Rates

Officers whose Robbery arrests in Virginia Beach are dismissed most frequently. Minimum 10 cases.

D Walker 96.6% 49 cases C B Dumars 92.9% 23 cases B D Laxton 38.5% 19 cases

Ranking shows officers in this jurisdiction with the highest Robbery dismissal rates (minimum 10 cases). Click any name for their full record.

All arresting officers in Virginia Beach

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.

What's the difference between General District Court and Circuit Court?

In Virginia, most Robbery cases start in General District Court — that's where the 162 cases shown above were heard. Cases can move to Circuit Court for jury trials, felony indictments, or appeals from District Court. 60 Robbery cases were heard in Virginia Beach Circuit Court in 2025, where 5.3% were dismissed and 89.5% resulted in conviction.

Can a Robbery charge be reduced to something lesser?

15.7% of Robbery cases in Virginia Beach were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Assault & Battery (6 cases), followed by Petit Larceny (4 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 Virginia Beach compare to other Virginia courts?

Virginia Beach has a 82.2% dismissal rate for Robbery cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Robbery 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 Robbery cases in Virginia Beach. 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 Virginia Beach 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 111 cases that reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. The other 111 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. 51 of the 63 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). Robbery Outcomes — Virginia Beach, Virginia. Based on 222 public court records, 2025; last updated August 24, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/robbery/virginia-beach

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4,349 cases · 11.1% dismissed

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1,732 cases · 60.1% dismissed

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1,688 cases · 40.5% dismissed

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1,606 cases · 5.4% dismissed