Court

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of July 18 - July 24, 2008)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: July 28, 2008
Prepared by: Linda Danley
 
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Fri., July 18 - Thurs., July 24, 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., July 18, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.)

Total number of cases scheduled - 276

 

Tues., July 22, 2008 - Conducted interviews for Deputy District Court

 

Thurs., July 24, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations

Total number of cases scheduled - 46

 

Thurs., July 24, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions

Total number of cases scheduled - 24

 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of July 18 - 24, 2008

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	3			20	23
DM	29	2	1	22	54
G	18		1	12	31
PRB				3	3
TOTAL	50	2	2	57	111

 
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena - OLD

Finding	Traffic	Total
G	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
BF	1	2	3
TOTAL	1	2	3

 
Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	3	1	9	13
DM	4			4
G	1		2	3
PRB			4	4
TF		1		1
TOTAL	8	2	15	25

 
ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	7		1	31	39
DM	33	2	1	22	58
G	19		1	15	35
PRB				7	7
TF			1		1
TOTAL	59	2	4	75	140

 
KEY:
BF - Bond Forfeit                    PRB - Probation
DM - Dismissed                      TF - Transferred
G - Guilty
 

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JAIL ROSTER

 

Defendant	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Status/ Disposition
Bolden, Brian	CR-05-1504 CR-07-1627 CR-07-1628 CR-08-2349 CR-08-2350	07/21/08		Plead not guilty to all charges. Cases set for 08/28/08. (Trying to arrange bond for back fines.)
Calvin, Johnny	TR-07-517 TR-07-519 TR-07-520 CR-07-1135 CR-07-1136 CR-07-1137 CR-07-2527 CR-07-2528 CR-07-2529 CR-07-2530 CR-07-2531 CR-07-2532 CR-08-2455	07/17/08		Plead not guilty to all charges. Cases set for 7/31/08.
Davis, James	CR-05-1585 TR-08-1566 TR-08-1567 TR-08-1531 CR-08-1932 CR-08-2038 CR-08-2039 CR-08-2057	07/12/08	07/18/08	Plead guilty to TR-08-1566; ordered to pay fines +cost. Plead not guilty to all other charges. Arranged to be released on bond.
Eaton, Kenneth		07/23/08		Awaiting paperwork.
Ewing, Aaron	CR-08-1035 TR-06-3031 TR-06-3032 TR-06-3033 TR-06-3244 CR-07-55 CR-07-56 CR-07-57 CR-07-58 CR-08-1219 CR-08-1220 CR-08-1221 CR-08-1222 CR-08-1223 CR-08-1224 CR-08-1225 CR-08-1226 CR-08-1234	07/15/08	07/11/08	Plead not guilty to all charges. Cases set for 08/07/08.
Johnson, Marcus				Being held on felony charges.
Johnson, Cornell		06/13/08	07/18/08	Plead guilty. Given credit for time served (40 days).
Mason, Tasheba		05/31/08		Arrested by Bivens for Theft of Property (Class A Misdemeanor). Paperwork not received by Clerk's office as of date of this report.
Minor, Ronnie		07/20/08		Awaiting paperwork.
Peterson, Lawanda		07/24/08		Awaiting paperwork.
Pryor, Lee Andrew		07/22/08	07/26/08	Arranged bond on charges.
Rodgers, Elizabeth		07/03/08		Violation of court ordered house arrest.
Starr, Eugene		07/22/08		Scheduled to enter plea on 08/01/08.
Swopes, Edward		07/20/08		Awaiting paperwork.
Wilson, Johnny		06/02/08		Arrested by D. Cox.

 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
• Thurs., July 31, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., July 31, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
• Continue with interviews for Deputy District Court Clerk's position - August 5, 2008
• No court on August 15, 2008 - District Court Clerk's Meeting (Fayetteville, AR)
 
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• 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.
• Additional staff, either part-time or full-time.

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