Court

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of June 13 - 26, 2008)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: June 30, 2008
Prepared by: Linda Danley
 
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Fri., June 13 - Thurs. June 26, 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 13, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.)
Total number of cases scheduled - 178
 
Thurs., June 19, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 5
 
Thurs., June 19, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 28
 
Fri., June 20, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.)
Total number of cases scheduled - 117
 
Thurs., June 26, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 74
 
Thurs., June 26, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 23
 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of June 13 - 26, 2008

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1		1	2
DM	20		7	27
G	36	4	59	99
NG	2	1		3
NP	2		7	9
PRB			2	2
TOTAL	61	5	76	142

 
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena - OLD

Finding	Traffic	Total
DM	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 
Jurisdiction: Game & Fish

Finding	Criminal	Total
G	4	4
TOTAL	4	4

 
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
G	1	3	4
TOTAL	1	3	4

 
Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1			4	5
DM	5	2	2	1	10
G	14	3	1	21	39
NG	2	1			3
NP	1			4	5
PRB			2		2
TF	2				2
TOTAL	25	6	5	30	66

 
ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	2			5	7
DM	25	2	2	9	38
G	55	3	5	83	146
NG	4	1	1		6
NP	3			11	14
PRB			2	2	4
TF	2				2
TOTAL	91	6	10	110	217

 
KEY:
BF - Bond Forfeit         NP - Nol Prossed
DM - Dismissed            PRB - Probation
G - Guilty                   TF - Transferred
NG - Not Guilty

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JAIL ROSTER

 

Defendant	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Status/ Disposition
Avance, Evone	CR-08-2185	06/19/08	06/20/08	Plead guilty. Probation reinstated.
Harvey, Nicholas	TR-08-1678; TR-08-1679; CR-08-1658; CR-08-2059; CR-08-2060; CR-08-2061	06/11/08	06/26/08	Plead guilty to TR-08-1678, TR-08-1679 and CR-08-2059 - ordered to pay fines/cost. CR-08-2060 & CR-08-2061 - merged for sentencing with CR-08-2059. Plead not guilty to CR-08-1658 - set for trial 6/26/08. Plead guilty on 6/26/08-sentenced/received credit for 14 days.
Henry, Laquinta	CR-08-1346; CR-08-1348; CR-08-1352; CR-08-1351; CR-08-1590; CR-08-1591; CR-08-1592; CR-08-1593	06/10/08	06/20/08	Plead guilty to CR-08-1346, CR-08-1351, CR-08-1592 and CR-08-1593 - sentenced to 120 days in jail. Plead guilty to CR-08-1591 - sentenced to 1 year in jail. CR-08-1590 merged with CR-08-1591 for sentencing. Plead not guilty to CR-08-1348 and CR-08-1352 - set for trial on 7/10/08.
Peterson, Shantella	TR-08-2062	06/20/08	06/20/08	Plead guilty, ordered to pay fines and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Rogers, Elizabeth	CR-08-2291; CR-08-2292	06/20/08	06/20/08	Plead guilty to both charges. Sentenced to 60 days home detention with alcohol counseling.

 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Wed., July 2, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Civil & Small Claims Trials
• No Court on July 3, 4 or 25
• August 15, 2008, District Court Clerk's Meeting (Fayetteville, AR)
 
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on Fri., June 27, 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.
• Continue to assess whether Deputy Clerk position should be filled and take appropriate steps at that time.

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