WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of December 19, 2008 - January 8, 2009)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: January 12, 2009
Prepared by: Linda Danley
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Dec. 19, 2008 - January 8, 2009 - 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., December 19, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket
Total number of cases scheduled - 331
Wed., January 7, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Civil and Small Claims Trials
Total number of cases scheduled - 1 civil; and 1 small claims
Thurs., January 8, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 152
Thurs., January 8, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 34
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved on December 19, 2008
NOTE: Due to the large number of cases scheduled for January 8, 2009, disposition of the court on those matters could not be entered into the court database within the time constraints imposed for posting this report. That statistical data will be provided in next week's report.
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
| Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
| DM | 1 | 1 | ||
| G | 30 | 2 | 36 | 68 |
| NP | 15 | 9 | 24 | |
| WQ | 1 | 1 | ||
| WR | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 47 | 2 | 46 | 95 |
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD
| Finding | Traffic | Total |
| G | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 1 | 1 |
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets
| Finding | Traffic | Total |
| G | 1 | 1 |
| NP | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 3 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
| Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
| G | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 |
| NP | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 2 | 36 | 42 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS
| Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
| DM | 1 | 1 | ||
| G | 31 | 3 | 68 | 102 |
| NP | 18 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
| WQ | 1 | 1 | ||
| WR | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 51 | 4 | 86 | 141 |
KEY:
| DM - Dismissed | WQ - Warrant Quashed |
| G - Guilty | WR - Warrant Recalled |
| NP - Nolle Prosequi |
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Jail Roster
(December 19, 2008)
| Defendant | Docket # | Arrest Date | Release/ Sent. Date | Status/ Disposition |
| Ewing, Aaron | CR-08-4476 CR-08-4477 | Served while in jail on other charges | 12/19/08 | Plea of not guilty. Cases set for 1/15/09. |
| Henry, Natasha | TR-08-991 CR-08-1353 CR-08-1354 TR-08-1435 CR-08-3340 CR-08-3341 CR-08-3342 CR-08-3343 CR-08-4398 | 12/12/08 | 12/19/08 | Plea of not guilty. Case set for 1/22/09. Released to her attorney. |
| Robinson, Janice | CR-08-3016 CR-08-4535 | Served in jail after arrest on felony charges. | 01/08/09 | Plea of not guilty on 12/19/08. Set for trial on 1/08/09.
At trial, defendant was ordered to pay $100 within 30 days on CR-08-3016. Case set for review on 02/12/09.
Sentenced to 30 days in jail and given credit for time served on CR-08-4534.
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Breakdown of the Number of Cases
Entered into the Court Database During the Year (2008)
| Case Type | # of Filings |
| Criminal | 4,803 |
| DWI | 124 |
| Juvenile | 148 |
| Ordinance | 14 |
| Traffic | 4,399 |
| Civil | 944 |
| Small Claims | 108 |
| Total | 10,540 |
FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 - Office closed. (Martin Luther King Holiday)
•Thurs., Jan. 22, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Jan. 22, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Jan. 23, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Thurs., Jan. 29, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Jan. 29, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Jan. 30, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on January 8, 2009 (Bench Trials) and January 9, 2009 (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.
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