Court

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of August 22 - 27, 2008)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: August 29, 2008
Prepared by: Linda Danley
 
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Fri., Aug 22 - Wed., Aug. 27, 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., Aug. 22, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.)
Total number of cases scheduled - 292
 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved on Aug. 22, 2008

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	1				2	3
DM	2					2
G	32	1	1	1	28	63
NP	1		5	2	1	9
TOTAL	36	1	6	3	31	77

 
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Traffic	Total
G	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 
Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF				1	1
G	18	1	2	47	68
NP	2			15	17
TOTAL	20	1	2	63	86

 
ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	1				3	4
DM	2					2
G	50	2	3	1	76	132
NP	3		5	2	16	26
TOTAL	56	2	8	3	95	164

 
KEY:
BF - Bond Forfeit
DM - Dismissed
G - Guilty
NP - Nol Prossed
 

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JAIL ROSTER

 

Jail roster for the period of August 25 - 29, 2008, will be provided in next week's report.
 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Mon., Sept. 1, 2008 - Office closed (Labor Day Holiday)
•Wed., Sept. 3, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Civil & Small Claims Trials
•Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Sept. 5, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Thurs., Sept. 18 & Fri., Sept. 19, 2008 - No court (City Attorney out attending meetings)
•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 Thursday, August 28, 2008 (Bench Trials) and Friday, August 29, 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.

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