Jeff Smith

You were arrested by Jeff Smith in Lee County, and here's what his track record shows. Across 233 cases, Smith has a 39.5% dismissal rate—that's notably higher than Virginia's statewide average of 34.7%, putting him in the 56th percentile among officers. This means cases Smith files are somewhat more likely to get dismissed than the typical Virginia arrest, though convictions still happen in about 60% of his cases. The higher dismissal rate suggests either that Smith files cases that don't always hold up in court, or that his charging decisions leave room for judges to find reasonable doubt.

Your specific charge matters a lot here. If you were charged with drug possession, Smith's cases in that category dismissed 71.4% of the time—substantially higher than his overall rate. However, if your charge was public intoxication, you're looking at a 0% dismissal rate in Smith's cases, making conviction nearly certain. Driving suspended falls in between at 15.8%. The broad "Other" category, which makes up nearly half his cases, has a 46.8% dismissal rate. Knowing which charge applies to you tells you much more about the likely outcome than Smith's overall statistics.