P J Shashaty

You were arrested by Officer P J Shashaty in Chesterfield County, where cases follow a different path than statewide averages. Your case has a 37% dismissal rate, slightly higher than Virginia's statewide average of 34.7%, and a 54.3% conviction rate. This puts Shashaty near the middle range of officers statewide, meaning outcomes in his arrests aren't unusually harsh or lenient. The dismissal rate suggests roughly one in three cases get dropped before conviction, though conviction remains the most likely outcome.

The vast majority of Shashaty's arrests—81 cases out of 80—fall under miscellaneous charges categorized as "Other," with a 41.7% dismissal rate for those charges. This higher dismissal rate for these charges compared to the overall pattern suggests many of these cases face evidentiary or procedural challenges. Your specific outcome will depend heavily on the details of your charge and evidence, but the data shows these types of arrests have better-than-average odds of dismissal.