WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of June 6 - 12, 2008)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: June 13, 2008
Prepared by: Linda Danley
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Fri., June 6 - Thurs. June 12, 2008 - Processed civil and small claims actions as received; input traffic violations and criminal actions into court database in preparation for arraignment; and prepared scheduled traffic violations and criminal actions for bench trial.
Fri., June 6, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.)
Total number of cases scheduled - 181
Thurs., June 12, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 77
Thurs., June 12, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 42
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved During the Period of June 6 - 12, 2008
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Ordinance | Traffic | Total |
BF | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||
DM | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 | |
G | 53 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 80 |
NG | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||
NP | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
PRB | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
WQ | 1 | 1 | |||
WR | 1 | 1 | |||
TOTAL | 89 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 156 |
Jurisdiction: Game & Fish
Finding | Criminal | Total |
BF | 1 | 1 |
GA | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 2 | 2 |
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets
Finding | Traffic | Total |
BF | 1 | 1 |
DM | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 2 | 2 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
Finding | Criminal | DWI | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
BF | 2 | 11 | 13 | ||
DM | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
G | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
GA | 2 | 2 | |||
NG | 1 | 1 | |||
NP | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
PRB | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
TOTAL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 34 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS
Finding | Criminal | DWI | Juvenile | Ordinance | Traffic | Total |
BF | 7 | 26 | 33 | |||
DM | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 38 | |
G | 54 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 82 | |
GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
NG | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
NP | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
PRB | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
WQ | 1 | 1 | ||||
WR | 1 | 1 | ||||
TOTAL | 98 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 80 | 194 |
KEY:
BF - Bond Forfeit | NP - Nol Prossed |
DM - Dismissed | PRB - Probation |
G - Guilty | WQ - Warrant Quashed |
GA - Guilty in Absentia | WR - Warrant Recalled |
NG - Not Guilty |
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JAIL ROSTER
Defendant | Docket # | Arrest Date | Release/ Sent. Date | Status/ Disposition |
Bennett, Elliott | CR-06-2624; CR-06-3272; CR-06-3293; CR-07-3099; CR-07-3574; CR-07-3575; CR-07-3799; TR-08-1882 | 05/28/08 | 06/12/08 | Plead not guilty 06/06/08; bench trial set 06/12/08. Entered negotiated plea of guilty to all charges. Received fines/cost on TR-08-1882 and executed T/P contract. Sentenced to probation on CR-06-2634, CR-06-3272 and CR-06-3293. CR-07-3099 was nol prossed. Sentenced to 1 day in jail with jail time either credited or suspended on remaining charges. |
Chairse, James | CR-06-657; CR-07-2628 | 05/31/08 | 06/06/08 | Plead guilty and was sentenced to 8 days in jail with credit for time served. |
Lockhart, Marcus
| CR-08-2108; CR-08-2109; CR-08-2110 | 06/03/08 | 06/06/08 | (NOTE: Being held in jail on other charges.) Plead guilty and was sentenced to 90 days probation upon release from jail. |
Meredith, Kenor | TR-08-791; CR-08-883 | 06/05/08 | 06/06/08 | Plead guilty to both charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost. (Was unable to pay initial payment for release. Currently serving fines/cost in jail.) |
Smith, Tyronza | CR-08-2135 | 06/05/08 | 06/06/08 | Plead guilty to charge and was ordered to pay fines/cost. Executed T/P contract. (NOTE: Held pending services of outstanding warrant.) |
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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Wed., June 18, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Civil & Small Claims Trials
•Thurs., June 19, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., June 19, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., June 20, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• Arkansas Municipal League Conference - July 18 - 20, 2008
• No Court on July 3, 4 or 25
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on Fri., June 13, 2008 (Plea Day) until completed.
• Process civil and small claims actions as they are received.
• Input new citations and criminal actions as they are received from the Records Department into database in preparation for court.
• Prepare pending actions for trial.
STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:
• Server for court database system.
• One deputy clerk was relieved of her duties per documentation on file. Will assess whether the position should be filled and take appropriate steps at that time. Will get assistance, in the meantime, from other departments as needed.
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