WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of November 13 - 19, 2009)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: November 23, 2009
Prepared by: Juanchaitra Shields
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
November 13 - 19, 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., November 13, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket
Total number of cases scheduled – 377
Wed., November 18, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials
Total number of cases scheduled – (9) civil cases and (0) small claims
Thurs., November 19, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled – no court – Clerks Meeting
Thurs., November 19, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled – no court – Clerks Meeting
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved during the period of November 13 - 18, 2009
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
Finding | Criminal | DWI | Juvenile | Ordinance | Traffic | Total |
BF | 2 | 1 | 28 | 31 | ||
DM | 13 | 3 | 30 | 46 | ||
G | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 41 |
PRB | 3 | 3 | ||||
TF | 1 | 1 | ||||
WR | 1 | 1 | ||||
TOTAL | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 123 |
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets
Finding | Traffic | Total |
BF | 2 | 2 |
DM | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 3 | 3 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
BF | 3 | 3 | 6 |
DM | 5 | 5 | 10 |
G | 1 | 1 | |
TOTAL | 8 | 9 | 17 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS
Finding | Criminal | DWI | Juvenile | Ordinance | Traffic | Total |
BF | 5 | 1 | 33 | 39 | ||
DM | 18 | 3 | 36 | 57 | ||
G | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 42 |
PRB | 3 | 3 | ||||
TF | 1 | 1 | ||||
WR | 1 | 1 | ||||
TOTAL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 143 |
KEY:
BF – Bond Forfeit WR –Warrant Recalled
TF –Transferred PRB –Probation
DM –Dismissed
G –Guilty
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Jail Roster
(November 13, 2009)
Defendant | Case # | Arrest Date | Release/ Sent. Date | Disposition |
Diamond, Curtis | CR-09-4324 CR-09-4325 CR-09-4326 | 11/10/09 | 11/13/09 | Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial on 12/03/09. Released OR by Judge King. No contact order issued. |
Wilson, Elmore, Jr. | CR-07-604 CR-09-2459 CR-09-4318 | 11/09/09 | Unknown. | Plea of guilty to CR-07-604, fines & costs of $100.00. Plea of guilty to CR-09-2459, (5) five days in jail credit for time served. Plea of guilty to CR-09-4318, fines & costs of $340.00 – (30) thirty days in jail – (30) thirty days suspended. Theft workshop / ordered to stay out of Wal-Mart. |
Nealy, Ira | CR-09-4285 | 10/29/09 | Unknown. | Case transferred to Circuit Court. |
Johnson, Demond | CR-09-4315 Cr-09-4316 CR-09-4317 | 11/06/09 | 11/13/09 | Plea of guilty to CR-09-4315, fine suspended – cost & jail fee of $140.00. (2) two days in jail credit for time served. Plea of guilty to CR-09-4316, fine suspended – cost & jail fee of $140.00. (2) two days in jail credit for time served. Plea of not guilty to CR-09-4317. Set for trial on 12/10/09. Released OR by Judge King. |
FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
• Fri., November 13, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• Wed., November 18, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials
• Thurs., November 19, 2009 – District Court Clerk's Meeting (Springdale, AR) – NO COURT
• Fri., November 20, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – District Court Clerk's Meeting (Springdale, AR) – NO COURT
• Thurs., November 26, 2009 – Thanksgiving Holiday - NO COURT
• Fri., November 27, 2009 – Thanksgiving Holiday - NO COURT
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
•Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on October 23, 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.
