District Court Weekly DHR (9/28/09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of September 18 - 24, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    September 28, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

September 18 - 24, 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., September 18, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 395

Thurs., September 24, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - District Judges' Meeting (Eureka Springs, AR)

    NO COURT.

 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved on September 18, 2009

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	6	1		18	25
DM	22	4	1	29	56
G	42			28	70
NP	1				1
TF	2				2
WR	1				1
TOTAL	74	5	1	75	155

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1	1	16	18
DM	2		4	6
G			3	3
PRB			3	3
TOTAL	3	1	26	30

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	7	2		34	43
DM	24	4	1	33	62
G	42			31	73
NP	1				1
PRB				3	3
TF	2				2
WR	1				1
TOTAL	77	6	1	101	185

 

KEY:

BF – Bond Forfeit        PRB - Probation

DM – Dismissed        TF - Transferred

G – Guilty            WR – Warrant Recalled

NP – Nolle Prosequi

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Jail Roster

(September 18-24, 2009)

Defendant	Case #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Alford, Keith	CR-09-3734	09/02/09	09/18/09	Plea of guilty. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $320; ordered to stay out of Wal-Mart; must attend theft workshop; and 60 day jail sentence was suspended.
Brown, Demarcus			09/18/09	Released O.R. Rescheduled for plea on 10/09/09. No paperwork.
Culler, Antonio	CR-09-1371 CR-09-2454 CR-07-380 CR-07-379	09/11/09	09/18/09	Plea of guilty to CR-09-1371 and CR-09-2454. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $440 and sentenced to 90 days supervised probation. Remaining charges set for trial on 12/03/09.
Davis, Michael	CR-08-3822 CR-09-3287	09/13/09	09/18/09	Plea of guilty. Defendant acknowledged owing back fines/cost totaling $710. Defendant to tender payments per time pay contract. Set for review on 12/18/09.
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.   On 09/11/09, case rescheduled for plea on 09/18/09.   Plea of not guilty on 09/18/09. Set for trial on 10/15/09.
Murph, Earnestine		09/04/09	09/18/09	Released O.R. Rescheduled for plea on 10/09/09. No paperwork.
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 09/11/09. Public defender appointed.   On 09/11/09, plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial on 10/08/09.
Sessum, Donny	CR-09-3731 CR-09-3732 CR-09-3733	09/11/09	09/18/09	Plea of not guilty. Set for 12/10/09. Public defender appointed.
Williams, Aaron	CR-09-3727 CR-09-3728	09/13/09	09/18/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days served.
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	Currently serving out sentence on other charges. (Appeal not perfected.)	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for 09/11/09. Public defender appointed.   On, 09/11/09, rescheduled for plea on 09/18/09.   On 09/18/09, CR-07-3507 and CR-07-3508 were nolle prosequi per plea agreement. Plea of guilty to remaining charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $1,985.00; sentenced to 365 days in jail with 275 days suspended and credit for 37 days served; and sentenced to 1 year supervised probation.

    

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

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

• Thurs., October 1, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

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

• Fri., October 2, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., October 7, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., October 8, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., October 8, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

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

• Thurs., October 15, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., October 15, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., October 16, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., October 21, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., October 22, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., October 22, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., October 23, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., October 29, 2009 – Court Officers Meeting - NO COURT

• Fri., October 29, 2009 - Court Officers Meeting - NO COURT

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

• 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.