Court

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of August 14 - 21, 2008)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: August 22, 2008
Prepared by: Linda Danley
 
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Thur., Aug. 14 - Thurs., Aug. 22, 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.
 
Thurs., Aug. 14, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 31
 
Thurs., Aug. 14, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 42
 
Fri., 2008 - No court due to District Court Clerk's meeting (Fayetteville, AR)
 
Wed., Aug. 20, 2008 - Civil and Small Claims
Total number of cases scheduled - 8
 
Thurs., Aug. 21, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 103
 
Thurs., Aug. 21, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 26

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of Aug. 14 - 21, 2008

 
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF			1	1
DM	14		7	21
G	15	4	22	41
NP	1			1
PRB	1		2	3
WR	12			12
TOTAL	43	4	32	79

 
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
DM	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 
Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	8	1	4	13
FOP	1			1
G	8	2	1	11
NP	1			1
TOTAL	18	3	5	26

 
ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF				1	1
DM	23		1	11	35
FOP	1				1
G	23	4	2	23	52
NP	2				2
PRB	1			2	3
WR	12				12
TOTAL	62	4	3	37	106

 
KEY:

BF - Bond Forfeit	NP - Nol Prossed
DM - Dismissed	PRB - Probation
FOP - First Offender Program	WR - Warrant Recalled
G - Guilty

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JAIL ROSTER

Period of August 9 - 22, 2008

 

Defendant	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Status/ Disposition
Bell, Denise	CR-06-2200 CR-06-2148 TR-08-2540	08/11/08		Arranged bond and was released. Date of release undetermined at time of this report.
Bryant, Jerry	CR-08-2759 CR-08-2395		08/21/08	Plea of not guilty on CR-08-2759. Set for trial on 08/28/08.   Plea of guilty on (CR-08-2395). Given credit for time served. Released O.R.
Culler, Antoine	CR-08-3041 CR-08-3042 CR-08-3043	08/20/08	08/22/08	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost in all cases ($615), plus sentenced to 1 year in jail on CR-08-3042.
Davis, Lakeshia	CR-07-2751 CR-07-2606 CR-08-2591 CR-08-2592	08/21/08	08/22/08	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial on 10/02/08. Arranged bond and was released.
Diamond, Curtis	CR-08-734 CR-08-735 CR-08-1803 CR-08-2746 CR-08-2765 CR-08-2766	08/20/08		Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 08/28/08.
Kirkwood, Wanda	CR-08-2015 CR-08-2016 CR-08-2554 CR-08-2555 CR-08-2776 CR-08-2777 CR-08-2778 CR-08-2779	08/11/08	08/14/08	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial on 09/11/08. Released on bond.
Newsome, Shabrika	TR-06-645 CR-07-1164 TR-07-1127 CR-07-1463 CR-07-2416 CR-07-3309 CR-07-3313 CR-07-3567 CR-08-3047 TR-08-2556 CR-08-3045 CR-08-3046	08/21/08	08/22/08	Plea of guilty to all charges. Sentenced to 60 days in jail consecutively on CR-08-3045 and CR-08-3046.   Ordered to pay fines+cost in CR-08-3047, TR-08-2556, CR-07-1164, TR-06-645, TR-07-1127, CR-07-1463, and CR-07-2416 totaling $1,445.00.   Ordered to pay fines+cost and restitution totaling $865.00 in CR-07-3309, CR-07-3313 and CR-07-3567 plus sentenced to 120 additional days in jail.
Robinson, Janice	CR-08-3016	08/16/08	08/22/08	Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 10/02/08.
Smith, Sammy	DWI-08-61	08/21/08	08/22/08	Plea of guilty. Sentenced to 10 days in jail (which can be served on weekends); fined $805.00; and placed on probation.
Swopes, Jermaine	CR-06-16 CR-07-459 CR-07-542 CR-07-1167 CR-07-1170 CR-08-1529	08/09/08	08/14/08	Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 08/28/08. Released on bond.
Thomas, Lawanda	CR-08-2756 CR-08-3048 CR-08-3049 CR-08-3050 CR-08-3051	08/17/08	08/22/08	Plea of guilty. Sentenced to 10 days in jail on CR-08-2756.   Held in contempt of court during court proceeding and sentenced to 20 days in jail on remaining charges.
Williams, Aaron	CR-08-1825 CR-08-2160 CR-08-2763	08/20/08	08/22/08/	Plea of guilty to CR-08-1825 and CR-08-2763. Sentenced to 10 days in jail on CR-08-1825, and probation revoked on CR-08-2763. CR-08-2160 dismissed.
Williams, Freda	TR-08-273 CR-08-2951	08/17/08		Plea of guilty. Cases continued until 08/29/08 for sentencing.

 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Thurs., Aug. 28, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Aug. 28, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Aug. 29, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Mon., Sept. 1, 2008 - Office closed (Labor Day Holiday)
•Thurs., Sept. 18 & Fri., Sept. 19, 2008 - No court (City Attorney out attending meeting)
•Thurs., Sept. 25 & Fri., Sept. 26, 2008 - No court (District Court Judge's meeting)
 
 
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on Fri., August 22, 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; and
• Prepare pending actions for trial. 
 
 

STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:

• Server for the court database system.

• Replace or repair air conditioner in court room.

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