District Court Weekly DHR 7-20-2009

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of July 10 – July 16, 2009)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    July 20, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley



SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

July 10 - 16, 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., July 10, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled - 387

Wed., July 15, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled – 15 civil and 1 small claims

Thurs., July 16, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 71

Thurs., July 16, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled - 63

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved during the period of July 10 - 16, 2009

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
DM	5			2	7
G	50	1	1	45	97
NG	2				2
NP	12			14	26
TOTAL	69	1	1	61	132

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena – OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
NP	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	2		2	4
G	2	1	14	17
NP	1			1
TOTAL	5	1	16	22

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
DM	7			4	11
G	52	2	1	59	114
NG	2				2
NP	14			14	28
TOTAL	75	2	1	77	155

KEY:

DM – Dismissed        NG – Not Guilty

G – Guilty            NP – Nolle Prosequi

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Jail Roster

(July 10 - 16, 2009)

Defendant	Case #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Baker, James	CR-09-2583	06/30/09	07/10/09	Plea of guilty. Ordered to pay fines+cost ($220) plus costs of repairs and sentenced to 12 months supervised probation.
Henry, Willie	CR-08-4401	06/26/09	07/10/09	Plea of guilty. Defendant's probation was revoked. Six (6) months jail sentence imposed.
Rattler, Tanadeaus	CR-09-1811 CR-09-1812 CR-09-1813 CR-09-1960 CR-09-1961 CR-09-1962 CR-09-2485 CR-09-2486 CR-09-2487 CR-09-2488 CR-09-2489 CR-09-2490	Served while in jail on other charges.	07/10/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $1,700.00.
Swopes, Edward G. Jr.	CR-09-382 CR-09-2428 CR-09-2429 CR-09-2430 CR-09-2431	06/18/09	07/16/09	Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 07/09/09. No Contact Order entered. On 07/09/09, cases continued to 07/16/09. On 7/16/09, plea of guilty to CR-09-382. To be given credit for time served in jail ($680) on total owed of $1325.00. Plea of no contest to all other charges. Sentenced to six months supervised probation, to have no contact with complaining party, and to pay restitution in the amount of $300.00.
Webster, Thomas	CR-09-2400 CR-09-2202		07/10/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $840.
Wilson, Deaundre	TR-08-3094 TR-08-3095 CR-08-4595 CR-08-4597	07/10/09	07/10/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $1435 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• 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

• Wed., August 5, 2009 – Civil & Small Claims Trials

• Thurs., August 6, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., August 6, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions    

• Fri., August 7, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., August 13, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., August 13, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions    

• Fri., August 14, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on July 17, 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.