District Court Weekly DHR (5-04-09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of April 27 - 30, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    May 4, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

April 27 – April 30, 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.

 

Thurs., April 30, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 77

 

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

    Total number of cases scheduled - 66

 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved on April 30, 2009

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DM	14	1	5	20
G	31	1	4	36
NG	2			2
NP	17			17
PRB	1			1
TF	1			1
TOTAL	66	2	9	77

 

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DM	4		4	8
G		2	2	4
TOTAL	4	2	6	12

 

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DM	18	1	9	28
G	31	3	6	40
NG	2			2
NP	17			17
PRB	1			1
TF	1			1
TOTAL	70	4	15	89

 

KEY:

DM – Dismissed            NP – Nolle Prosequi

G – Guilty                PRB – Probation

NG – Not Guilty            TF – Transferred

 

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Jail Roster

(April 27 – 30, 2009)

 

Defendant	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Status/Disposition
Johnson, Keynon	CR-09-1387	04/13/09	04/30/09	Plea of guilty at trial. Sentenced to 17 days in jail with credit for 17 days served.
Rattler, Tanadeus	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	04/30/09	CR-08-4558 to be transferred to Circuit Court. CR-08-4557 was nolle prosequi.   Plea of guilty to all remaining charges. Sentenced to 12 months supervised probation on CR-09-264 and CR-09-266. Conditions of probation: (1) good behavior; (2) anger management class; (3) domestic violence workshop; (4) drug testing at defendant's expense; (5) drug & alcohol counseling; (6) G.E.D. program; and (7) Job training. Also, sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 90 days served.
Williams, Sandy III	CR-08-3884		04/30/09	Plea of guilty. Sentenced to 45 days in jail with credit for 45 days served.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Fri., May 1, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., May 6, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil and Small Claims Trials

• Thurs., May 7, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 7, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., May 8, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., May 14, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 14, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., May 15, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., May 20, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil and Small Claims Trials

• Thurs., May 21, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 21, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., May 22, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Mon., May 25, 2009 – Office Closed – Memorial Day

• Thurs., May 28, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 28, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., May 29, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

 

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on May 1, 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:

•    Training of dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).