A J Hilyard

If you were arrested by Officer Hilyard in Chesterfield County, you're looking at significantly better odds than the typical Virginia defendant. Your dismissal rate sits at 52.9 percent—nearly 19 percentage points above the statewide average of 34.7 percent. This places Officer Hilyard in the 76th percentile statewide, meaning cases from this officer are dismissed more often than most. With a 45.9 percent conviction rate, you're facing a real but far from certain outcome. The high dismissal rate suggests either charging decisions that don't consistently hold up in court or evidence issues that emerge during the legal process.

Your specific charge matters for predicting your case's trajectory. If you were charged with larceny or theft, you're in Hilyard's second-most-common charge type with 34 cases and a 56.2 percent dismissal rate—better than the officer's overall average. The majority of cases (169) fall into "Other" charges with a 49.6 percent dismissal rate. Either way, dismissal remains more likely than conviction when this officer brings charges.