District Court Weekly DHR (02/23/09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of February 13 - 19, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    February 23, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

February 13, 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., February 13, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

Total number of cases scheduled - 334

 

Wed., February 18, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Trial

    Total number of cases scheduled – 8 civil cases

 

Thurs., February 19, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 66

 

Thurs., February 19, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled - 42

 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved during the period of February 13 - 19, 2009

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	4			32	36
DM	11	1		20	32
G	28	2	1	39	70
NP	15			3	18
PRB				4	4
TOTAL	58	3	1	98	160

 

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
DM	1	1
G	1	1
TOTAL	2	2

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	1		16	17
DM	3	1	6	10
G		1	2	3
PRB			2	2
WQ	1			1
TOTAL	5	2	26	33

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	5				48	53
DM	15	1	1		26	43
G	29	1	2	1	41	74
NP	15				3	18
PRB					6	6
WQ	1					1
TOTAL	65	2	3	1	124	195

 

KEY:

BF – Bond Forfeit        NP – Nolle Prosequi

DM – Dismissed        PRB – Probation

G – Guilty            WQ – Warrant Quashed

 

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Jail Roster

(February 13 - 19, 2009)

 

Defendant #	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Benson, Razius	CR-09-561	02/11/09		Plea of not guilty. Appointed a public defender and case set for 02/19/09. Defendant transferred prior to court date to jail in Mississippi on pending charges (possibly felony). Case continued for 1 year.
Denson, Willie	CR-09-559 CR-09-560	02/07/09	02/13/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $155 and sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days served.
Dent, Tajuan	CR-08-2823 CR-08-3144	02/09/09	02/13/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Sentenced to 60 days supervised probation, ordered to attend theft workshop, stay out of Wal-Mart, and to pay fines+cost totaling$305. Also sentenced to 5 days in jail with credit for 5 days served.
Hicks, Jason	CR-05-1518 CR-08-4409	02/10/09		Ordered to pay back fines totaling $2610 on CR-05-1518 on 02/13/09.   Plea of not guilty on CR-08-4409. Set for trial 02/19/09. Case continued on 02/19/09 to 03/12/09. Authorized to post $250 or bond to be released.
Mathews, Milton L.	CR-09-501 CR-08-2400	02/06/09	02/19/09	Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 02/19/09. On 02/19/09, found guilty of charges. Ordered to pay $250 on back fines on 02/20/09, pay $175 by 02/27/09, and $175.00 every two weeks thereafter on back fines. Sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days served.
Rattler, Tanadeus	TR-08-3878 TR-08-3879 TR-08-3880 TR-08-3881 CR-08-5047 CR-08-5048 CR-08-5049 CR-08-4558 CR-08-4559 CR-08-4556 CR-08-4557 CR-08-4764 CR-08-4765 CR-08-4766 CR-08-4767 CR-09-264 CR-09-266 CR-09-183 CR-09-184 CR-08-185	02/07/09	02/19/09	Plea of guilty entered in TR-08-3878, TR-08-3879, TR-08-3880, and TR-08-3881. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $695.   Plea of not guilty entered on all remaining charges. Set for trial on 02/19/09. On 02/19/09, case continued to 04/16/09. Authorized to be released provided he reports weekly to his probation officer until 04/16/09.
Smith, Tyronza	CR-08-4134 CR-09-17 CR-09-352	02/08/09		Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 02/19/09. On 02/19/09, case continued until 03/12/09. Defendant authorized to be released on $73 cash bond.

 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

•Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

•Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

•Fri., Feb. 27, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

•Wed., March 4, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Trials

•Thurs., March 5, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

•Thurs., March 5, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

•Fri., March 6, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

•Thurs., March 12, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

•Thurs., March 12, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

•Fri., March 13, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

•Wed., March 18, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Trials

•Thurs., March 19, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

•Thurs., March 19, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

•Fri., March 20, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on February 20, 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.