District Court Weekly DHR 8/10/09

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of July 31 – August 6, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    August 10, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

July 31 – August 6, 2009 - Processed civil and small claims actions as received; input traffic violations and criminal actions into court database in preparation for arraignment; prepared scheduled traffic violations and criminal actions for bench trial; processed warrants of arrest issued by the court; and reported dispositions to Arkansas Driver Control.

Fri., July 31, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 258

Wed., August 5, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 12 civil actions

Thurs., August 6, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled – 73

Thurs., August 6, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 40

 

---------------------------------------------------------------

Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved during the period of July 31 – August 6, 2009

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	1			31	32
DM	20	2		25	47
G	26	4		32	62
NP	1		1		2
PRB	3			1	4
WR	1				1
TOTAL	52	6	1	89	148

 

Jurisdiction: Game & Fish

Finding	Criminal	Total
DM	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

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

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
BF		8	8
DM	5	6	11
G		3	3
NP	2	2	4
PRB		2	2
TOTAL	7	21	28

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	1			40	41
DM	26	2		31	59
G	26	4		37	67
NP	3		1	2	6
PRB	3			3	6
WR	1				1
TOTAL	60	6	1	113	181

 

KEY:

BF – Bond Forfeit        NP - Nolle Prosequi

DM – Dismissed        PRB – Probation

G – Guilty            WR – Warrant Recalled

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jail Roster

    During the period of July 31 – August 6, 2009, no defendants were escorted to court for a court appearance from the Phillips County Jail.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• 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

• Fri., August 14, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Chief District Court Clerk's Meeting (Little Rock, AR)

• Wed., August 19, 2009 – Civil & Small Claims Trials

• Thurs., August 20, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., August 20, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., August 21, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Sat., August 22, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Employee Appreciation Day

• Thurs., August 27, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., August 27, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., August 28, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., September 3, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., September 3, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., September 4, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment (close at noon)

• Mon., September 7, 2009 – Office Closed. (Labor Day holiday)

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on August 7, 2009 (Plea/Arraignment) until completed.

•    Process warrants of arrest as directed by the court.

•    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.

•    Prepare abstract of the court's disposition of all cases for Arkansas Driver Control.

 

STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:

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

•    Anti-virus protection for computers.