D Cota

You were arrested by Officer D Cota in Fairfax County, and your case follows a pattern worth understanding. Nearly half of Cota's arrests—48.9 percent—get dismissed, which is significantly higher than Virginia's statewide average of 34.7 percent. This puts Cota in the 72nd percentile among Virginia officers, meaning cases from this officer are dismissed more often than most. That said, cases don't get dismissed automatically; it depends heavily on what you were charged with and the evidence presented in court.

Your specific charge matters a lot. If you were arrested for drug possession, dismissal is common—Cota's drug possession cases have a 100 percent dismissal rate across five cases. Larceny or theft charges also see high dismissals at 87.5 percent. But if you were charged with something in the "Other" category (which makes up most of Cota's arrests at 40 cases), dismissal happens in about 32 percent of cases, closer to the statewide average. The wide range suggests the quality or nature of the evidence varies significantly across charge types.