District Court Weekly DHR (10-24-08)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of October 17 - 23, 2008)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date: October 24, 2008

Prepared by: Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Oct. 17 - 23, 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., Oct. 17, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.)

Total number of cases scheduled - 389

 

Thurs., Oct. 23, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations

Total number of cases scheduled - 18

 

Thurs., Oct. 23, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions

Total number of cases scheduled - 33

 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of Oct. 17 - 23, 2008

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	8		1	9
G	37		66	103
NG	2			2
NP	9	1	18	28
TF	2			2
WR	2			2
TOTAL	60	1	85	146

 
Jurisdiction: Game & Fish

Finding	Juvenile	Total
G	2	2
TOTAL	2	2

 
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Traffic	Total
G	3	3
NP	2	2
TOTAL	5	5

 
Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
DM	1		1
G	7	25	32
NP	7	8	15
TOTAL	15	33	48

 
ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	9		1	10
G	44	2	94	140
NG	2			2
NP	16	1	28	45
TF	2			2
WR	2			2
TOTAL	75	3	123	201

 
KEY:

DM - Dismissed	NP - Nolle Prosequi
G - Guilty	TF - Transferred
NG - Not Guilty	WR - Warrant Recalled

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JAIL ROSTER

(Period of October 17 - 23, 2008)

 

Defendant	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Status/ Disposition
Baker, Vaughn	CR-07-2559 CR-07-3270	10/10/08	10/23/08	Trial on 10/23/08. Finding of guilty. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $410. Given credit for time served. Sentenced to probation for 1 year.
Hudson, Raymond Sr.	CR-07-2937 CR-07-3052 CR-08-922	10/14/08	10/17/08	Plea of guilty. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $205 and to serve out old fines+cost in jail.
Jefferson, Melvin	CR-07-3135 CR-07-3297 TR-08-1599 TR-08-1600 CR-08-1594 CR-08-1595 CR-08-1631 CR-08-1632 CR-08-2875 CR-08-2876 CR-08-2877 CR-08-2878 CR-08-2879 CR-08-2880 CR-08-2881 CR-08-2882	09/16/08		Plea of not guilty entered on 10/03/08. Cases set for 10/30/08.
Porter, Lloyd Henry	CR-08-3895 CR-08-3896	10/11/08	10/17/08	Plea of guilty. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $510. Sentenced to 6 months probation.
Thompson, Alfonsa	CR-08-3994 CR-08-3995 CR-08-3998	10/22/08		Set for plea on 10/24/08.

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Thurs., October 30, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., October 30, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., October 31, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Thurs., Nov. 20 and Fri., Nov. 21, 2008 - No court. (District Court Clerk's meeting - Eureka Springs, AR)
•Thurs., Nov. 27 and Fri., Nov. 28,2008 - No court (Thanksgiving Holiday)
 
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on Fri., October 24, 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 the court database system.
• One clerk currently out on sick leave.

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