District Court Weekly DHR (9/08/09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of August 28 – September 3, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    September 8, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

August 28 – September 3, 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., August 28, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 460

Wed., September 2, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearing/Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled – 7 civil actions

Thurs., September 3, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled – 42

Thurs., September 3, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 19

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved during the period of August 28 – September 3, 2009

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	4				4
G	46	1	1	84	132
NG	2	1		1	4
NP	20		1	18	39
PRB				1	1
TF	2		2		4
TOTAL	74	2	4	104	184

 

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
G	1	1
NG	1	1
TOTAL	2	2

 

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Traffic	Total
NP	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
G	1	1	18	20
NP			9	9
TOTAL	1	1	27	29

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	4				4
G	48	1	2	102	153
NG	3	1		1	5
NP	20		1	28	49
PRB				1	1
TF	2		2		4
TOTAL	77	2	5	132	216

 

KEY:

DM – Dismissed    NP – Nolle Prosequi

G – Guilty        PRB – Probation

NG – Not Guilty    TF - Transferred

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Jail Roster

(August 28 – September 3, 2009)

Defendant	Case #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Davis, Gregory A	TR-09-1000 CR-09-472	Served while in jail on other charges	08/28/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $205.00 on CR-09-472. Case #TR-09-1000 set for review on 10/02/09.
Denson, Willie	CR-09-3488 CR-09-3490 CR-09-3492 CR-09-3513 CR-09-3514 CR-09-3515 CR-09-3516	08/24/09	08/28/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $830.00 and sentenced to 12 months supervised probation. Conditions of probation: (1) good behavior; (2) drug testing at defendant's expense; (3) ordered to stay out of Exxon; (4) drug & alcohol counseling; and (5) job training.
Garner, Brandon	CR-05-1705 CR-07-2130 CR-08-4698 CR-08-4699 CR-08-4700 CR-08-4701 CR-08-4702 CR-09-1343 CR-09-1344 CR-09-1345 CR-09-1901 CR-09-1902 CR-09-1903 CR-09-1904 CR-09-1905 CR-09-1906 CR-09-1907 CR-09-1908   CR-09-2834 thru CR-09-2851	08/23/09		Plea of guilty to CR-05-1705. Ordered to serve 10 days in jail after serving jail time for back fines/cost. Sentenced to 10 days in jail to run consecutive with other jail time on CR-07-2130. Plea of not guilty to all remaining charges. Set for trial 09/11/09.
Harvey, Christopher	CR-09-2513 CR-09-2514 CR-09-2688 CR-09-2689 CR-09-2690 CR-09-2701 CR-09-2702 CR-09-2703 TR-09-2937 TR-09-2938 CR-09-3527 TR-09-2939 TR-09-2940   CR-09-3017 thru CR-09-3024   CR-09-3447 thru CR-09-3466	08/25/09		Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial 09/11/09. Public defender appointed.
Hudson, Leonard	CR-08-942 CR-09-1249 CR-09-1342 CR-09-1700 CR-09-1701	Served while in jail on other charges.	08/28/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to serve 10 days in jail after serving jail time for back fines/cost on CR-08-942. CR-09-1342 was transferred to Circuit Court for felony filing. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $715.00 and sentenced to 12 months supervised probation on remaining charges. Conditions of probation: (1) good behavior; (2) attend aggression workshops; (3) drug testing at defendant's expense; (4) drug & alcohol counseling; (5) G.E.D. program; and (6) job training.
Jackson, Jamarcus	CR-08-1873 CR-09-1273	08/21/09	08/28/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Ordered to serve 10 days in jail after serving jail time for back fines/cost on CR-08-1873.   Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $205.00 in CR-09-1273.
Lumpkins, James	TR-08-3479 CR-08-4960	Served while in jail on other charges.	08/28/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $335.00.
Mitchell, Benjamin	DWI-09-36 CR-09-1980 TR-09-2054 TR-09-2055 TR-09-2056 TR-09-2057   CR-09-2009 Thru CR-09-2014	08/24/09	08/28/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $1745.00. Sentenced to1 year in jail with jail time suspended on condition of 12 supervised months probation. Conditions of probation: (1) good behavior; (2) drug testing at defendant's expenses; and (3) drug & alcohol counseling. State suspension of driver's license affirmed and ordered to attend DWI class.
Porter, James	CR-09-3517	08/18/09	08/28/09	Plea of guilty. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $120.00 and sentenced to 6 months supervised probation. Conditions of probation: (1) good behavior; (2) attend theft workshops; (3) drug testing at defendant's expense; and (4) job training.
Purvis, James	CR-09-1632 CR-09-1633 CR-09-1634 CR-09-1635 CR-09-1636 CR-09-1637 CR-09-1638 CR-09-1639 CR-09-1640 CR-09-1641 CR-09-1642 CR-09-1643   CR-09-3081 thru CR-09-3092	Served while in jail on other charges		Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 09/11/09. Public defender appointed.
Mooney, Garfield	CR-09-1916	08/15/09	09/03/09 (Correction)	Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 09/03/09. Public defender appointed. On 09/03/09, rescheduled for trial on 10/01/09. Released O.R.
Wilson, Deaundre	CR-07-3507 CR-07-3508 TR-08-3658 TR-08-3659 TR-08-3662 TR-08-3663 TR-08-4377 TR-08-4378 CR-08-4635 CR-08-4636 CR-08-4915 CR-08-4916 CR-08-4917 CR-09-4918 TR-08-4390 TR-08-4391 TR-08-4392 CR-08-4923 TR-08-4393 TR-09-4394 TR-09-4396 CR-09-2425 CR-09-2426 CR-09-2427   CR-09-2952 Thru CR-09-2964	08/21/09		Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial on 09/11/09. Public defender appointed.

    

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

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

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

• Thurs., September 10, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., September 10, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., September 11, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., September 16, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearing/Trials

• Thurs., September 17, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., September 17, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., September 18, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., September 24, 2009 – District Judges' Meeting (Eureka Springs) - NO COURT

• Fri., September 25, 2009 – District Judges' Meeting (Eureka Springs) – NO COURT

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on September 4, 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:

• Complete installation and set up of court server.

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

• Anti-virus protection for computers.