Virginia public records · 2019–2024 · Va. Code § 18.2-248
What the Virginia sentencing record shows for Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited in Pittsylvania County
40 sentencing records in Pittsylvania County (2019–2024) with Va. Code § 18.2-248 as the primary offense.
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission data · 2019–2024 · Guideline compliance · Primary offenses only
How Va. Code § 18.2-248 sentences compared to the guidelines in Pittsylvania County
Above guideline range
2.6%
Record count
40
VA localities reporting
81
Small sample (40 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 — Pittsylvania County
Based on 39 of 40 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
2.0 yr
Middle 50% (IQR)
11 mo – 4.5 yr
Plea rate
2.5%
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 Pittsylvania County compares with the rest of Virginia
In Pittsylvania County, 2.6% of Va. Code § 18.2-248 sentences exceeded the guideline range. That ranks 53rd of 81 Virginia localities reporting at least 10 records for Va. Code § 18.2-248. Across those localities the above-guideline rate runs 0% to 27.3%, median 3.8%. Within-Virginia variation in the public record, not a comparison of judicial practices or a prediction.
Bar width = above-guideline rate (0–100 %) · 81 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 § 18.2-248 at law.lis.virginia.gov. Statutes are amended; check the version in effect on the offense date. Va. Code § 18.2-248 at law.lis.virginia.gov →
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CaseParity · Virginia · Pittsylvania County · Va. Code § 18.2-248
2.6%above guideline range
40 Virginia sentencing records (2019–2024) for Va. Code § 18.2-248 in Pittsylvania County. One point in the documented range across 81 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 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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