Zachary; Dep Goldsmith

You were arrested by Deputy Goldsmith in Appomattox County, and the numbers show a strikingly different outcome than what most people experience in Virginia. While the statewide dismissal rate is 34.7 percent, dismissals in Deputy Goldsmith's cases happen in only 2.8 percent—placing him in the bottom 1.2 percentile statewide. Your conviction rate was 97.2 percent. This means cases brought by this officer are far less likely to be dismissed and dramatically more likely to result in conviction compared to Virginia averages. The pattern suggests either exceptionally strong evidence-gathering or significantly different case composition than typical officers, but the gap is unusually wide.

The vast majority of Deputy Goldsmith's arrests—298 of 323 cases—fall under "Other" charges, which had a 1.0 percent dismissal rate. Ten driving suspended cases showed a higher dismissal rate at 11.1 percent, but still well below statewide norms. If your charge falls into that "Other" category, you're looking at conviction outcomes far more common than dismissal in this officer's arrest history.