Virginia public records · 2019–2024 · Va. Code § 18.2-35
What the Virginia sentencing record shows for How voluntary manslaughter punished in the 12th Judicial Circuit
10 sentencing records from the 12th Judicial Circuit (2019–2024) with Va. Code § 18.2-35 as the primary offense.
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission data · 2019–2024 · Guideline compliance · Primary offenses only
How Va. Code § 18.2-35 sentences compared to the guidelines in the 12th Judicial Circuit
Above guideline range
60%
Record count
10
VA circuits reporting
5 of 31
Small sample (10 records). The rates shown are based on a modest number of records and carry a wider margin of error than cells with 100+ records. Interpret with appropriate caution.
Guideline compliance — 12th Judicial Circuit
Based on 10 of 10 guideline-eligible records · effective sentence reconstructed (fully-suspended = 0 months) · guideline range per Va. Code § 19.2-298.01 · primary offenses only
How these rates are computed
Guideline-compliance rates use the reconstructed effective sentence: a fully-suspended sentence counts as 0 months (below the guideline range), never as a missing value. This matches the methodology of the full CaseParity report and prevents overstating the share of sentences at or above the guideline range. Rates are computed only over records with a guideline range on file.
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How long were the sentences
Median effective sentence
8.5 yr
Middle 50% (IQR)
5.3 yr – 14.5 yr
Plea rate
60%
Effective sentence = active time to serve, reconstructed (a fully-suspended sentence counts as 0 months). Half of records fall inside the IQR range. Plea rate = share of records with a plea agreement.
What this page does not tell you
It does not tell you why a sentence fell above or below the range: plea posture, offense specifics and criminal history all move it, and none are in the aggregate record.
How the 12th Judicial Circuit compares with the rest of Virginia
In the 12th Judicial Circuit, 60% of Va. Code § 18.2-35 sentences exceeded the guideline range. That ranks 1st of 5 Virginia circuits reporting at least 10 records for Va. Code § 18.2-35. Across those circuits the above-guideline rate runs 16.7% to 60%, median 28.6%. Within-Virginia variation in the public record, not a comparison of judicial practices or a prediction.
Bar width = above-guideline rate (0–100 %) · 5 circuits with ≥ 10 records · 2019–2024
Within-Virginia variation in the public record — not a comparison of judicial practices or a prediction about any individual case.
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The statute
Read the current text of Va. Code § 18.2-35 at law.lis.virginia.gov. Statutes are amended; check the version in effect on the offense date. Va. Code § 18.2-35 at law.lis.virginia.gov →
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CaseParity · Virginia · 12th Judicial Circuit · Va. Code § 18.2-35
60%above guideline range
10 Virginia sentencing records (2019–2024) for Va. Code § 18.2-35 in the 12th Judicial Circuit. One point in the documented range across 5 qualifying circuits. Within-Virginia comparison only.
Source: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission · guideline range per Va. Code § 19.2-298.01 · documented outcomes, not a prediction
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Past sentencing patterns do not predict future outcomes in any individual case. CaseParity does not recommend litigation strategy, plea decisions, sentencing positions, or appellate arguments. Sentencing outcomes reflect many factors not captured in structured public records.
CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Statistics are computed from anonymized public sentencing records and describe historical patterns only. They do not predict outcomes in any individual case. Source: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. Guideline range per Va. Code § 19.2-298.01. Primary offenses only.