District Court Weekly DHR (7/02/09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of June 26 – July 6, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    July 6, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

June 26 – July 2, 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., June 26, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 347

Wed., July 1, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled – 10 civil and 1 small claims

Thurs., July 2, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 119

Thurs., July 2, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions – No court.

    Independence Day/July 4^th Holiday.

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved on June 26, 2009

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	4	1		21	26
DA				1	1
DM	8			15	23
G	12	6		22	40
NG				1	1
NP			1		1
PRB	1			5	6
TF	1				1
TOTAL	26	7	1	65	99

 

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena - OLD

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
BF	1		1
G		2	2
TOTAL	1	2	3

 

Jurisdiction: Game & Fish

Finding	Criminal	Total
BF	2	2
TOTAL	2	2

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF			8	8
DM	5	1	4	10
G	2		6	8
PRB			1	1
TOTAL	7	1	19	27

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	7	1		29	37
DA				1	1
DM	13	1		19	33
G	14	6		30	50
NG				1	1
NP			1		1
PRB	1			6	7
TF	1				1
TOTAL	36	8	1	86	131

 

KEY:

BF - Bond Forfeit            NG – Not Guilty

DA – Deferred Adjudication        NP – Nolle Prosequi

DM – Dismissed            PRB – Probation

G – Guilty                TF - Transferred

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Jail Roster

(June 26, 2009)

 

Defendant	Case #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Carter, Kevin	CR-09-1235 CR-09-2002	06/24/09	Arranged bond and released prior to trial date.	Plea of not guilty. Trial set 07/02/09.
Carter, Stellar	CR-07-1575 CR-08-3294 CR-08-3471 CR-08-3472 CR-09-2416	06/19/09	Arranged bond and released prior to trial date.	Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 07/02/09.
Dawkins, Leroy E.	CR-09-873 CR-09-875 CR-09-2453	06/25/09		Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 07/16/09. Bond set at $2,000.00.
Eaton, Kenneth	CR-08-4410 CR-09-752 CR-09-1954 CR-09-1955	06/20/09		Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 07/02/09.
Hawkins, Eddie	DWI-09-48	06/25/09	06/26/09	Plea of guilty. To be screened on 07/02/09. Released on bond.
Newman, Darrin D.	TR-07-337 TR-07-338 CR-07-1138 CR-07-1139	06/18/09	06/26/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $615.00 and sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served.
Swopes, Edward G. Jr.	CR-09-382 CR-09-2428 CR-09-2429 CR-09-2430 CR-09-2431	06/18/09		Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 07/09/09. No Contact Order entered.

 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

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

• Thurs., July 9, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., July 10, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., July 15, 2009 – Civil & Small Claims Trials

• Thurs., July 16, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., July 16, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., July 17, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., July 23, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., July 23, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., July 24, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., July 30, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

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

• Fri., July 31, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on July 2, 2009 (Bench Trial) 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 for dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).

•    Anti-virus protection for computers.