What share of Va. Code § 18.2-250 cases in Frederick County, Virginia exceeded the sentencing guideline range?

Based on 329 Virginia sentencing records (2019–2024) for Va. Code § 18.2-250 in Frederick County: 2.1% of sentences exceeded the guideline range, 41.8% were within range, and 56.2% were below. Source: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. Past patterns do not predict future outcomes. CaseParity does not provide legal advice.

How does Frederick County compare to other Virginia localities for Va. Code § 18.2-250 sentencing?

In Frederick County, Virginia, 2.1% of Va. Code § 18.2-250 sentences exceeded the guideline range (2019–2024). This is one point in the documented range across the 101 Virginia localities reporting at least 10 records for this offense. Source: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. Past patterns do not predict future results in any individual case.

Virginia public records · 2019–2024 · Va. Code § 18.2-250

What the Virginia sentencing record shows for Possession of controlled substances unlawful in Frederick County

329 sentencing records in Frederick County (2019–2024) with Va. Code § 18.2-250 as the primary offense.

Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission data · 2019–2024 · Guideline compliance · Primary offenses only

How Va. Code § 18.2-250 sentences compared to the guidelines in Frederick County

Above guideline range

2.1%

Record count

329

VA localities reporting

101

Guideline compliance — Frederick County

Above guideline rangeEffective sentence exceeded gl_high_months

2.1%

Within guideline rangeEffective sentence between gl_low and gl_high

41.8%

Below guideline rangeEffective sentence below gl_low_months

56.2%

Based on 194 of 329 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.

This page groups records by the exact code section as recorded, including subsection variants. A purchased report analyzes at the base-section level, so its cohort scope can differ slightly from this page.

How long were the sentences

Median effective sentence

0 mo

Middle 50% (IQR)

0 mo – 4 mo

Plea rate

90.6%

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 Frederick County compares with the rest of Virginia

In Frederick County, 2.1% of Va. Code § 18.2-250 sentences exceeded the guideline range. That ranks 69th of 101 Virginia localities reporting at least 10 records for Va. Code § 18.2-250. Across those localities the above-guideline rate runs 0% to 31.3%, median 3.7%. Within-Virginia variation in the public record, not a comparison of judicial practices or a prediction.

Frederick County

2.1%

Bar width = above-guideline rate (0–100 %) · 101 localities 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 § 18.2-250 at law.lis.virginia.gov. Statutes are amended; check the version in effect on the offense date. Va. Code § 18.2-250 at law.lis.virginia.gov →

Same section, other Virginia localities

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Other code sections in Frederick County

Possession of controlled substances unlawful Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop Grand larceny defined Grand larceny defined

CaseParity · Virginia · Frederick County · Va. Code § 18.2-250

2.1%above guideline range

329 Virginia sentencing records (2019–2024) for Va. Code § 18.2-250 in Frederick County. One point in the documented range across 101 qualifying localities. 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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CaseParity takes no position on sentencing policy. We do not advocate for longer sentences or shorter ones. We do not favor any party, any side, or any outcome. We publish the record.

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.

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