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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of January 23 -29, 2009)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: February 9, 2009
Prepared by: Linda Danley
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
January 30 – February 5, 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., January 30, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket
Total number of cases scheduled - 252
Wed., February 4, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Trial
Total number of cases scheduled – 3
Thurs., February 5, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled - 53
Thurs., February 5, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 36
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved during the period of January 30 – February 5, 2009
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
| Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
| BF | 1 | | 28 | 29 |
| DM | 19 | 2 | 16 | 37 |
| G | 23 | | 37 | 60 |
| NG | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| NP | 1 | | 2 | 3 |
| PRB | | | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 2 | 87 | 134 |
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD
| Finding | Criminal | Total |
| BF | 1 | 1 |
| DM | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2 | 2 |
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets
| Finding | Traffic | Total |
| BF | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 1 | 1 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
| Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
| BF | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| DM | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| G | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| NP | | 1 | 1 |
| PRB | | 5 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 24 | 33 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS
| Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
| BF | 3 | | 43 | 46 |
| DM | 26 | 2 | 17 | 45 |
| G | 25 | | 40 | 65 |
| NG | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| NP | 1 | | 3 | 4 |
| PRB | | | 8 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 56 | 2 | 112 | 170 |
KEY:
BF – Bond Forfeit NG – Not Guilty
DM – Dismissed NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty PRB - Probation
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Jail Roster
(January 30 – February 5, 2009)
| Defendant | Docket # | Arrest Date | Release/ Sent. Date | Status/ Disposition |
| Anderson, Cleveland | CR-08-2826 CR-08-2827 CR-08-3077 CR-08-3078 | 01/27/09 | 02/05/09 | Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 2/5/09. Found guilty at trial. Ordered to pay fines & cost totaling $410; sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served; six months supervised probations; ordered to have no contact with the complaining party for one year; and to attend domestic violence workshops. |
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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
•Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Feb. 13, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Mon., Feb. 16, 2009 – Office Closed (President's Day)
•Wed., Feb. 18, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Civil & Small Claims Trials
•Thurs., Feb. 19, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Feb. 19, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Feb. 20, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
•Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
•Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
•Fri., Feb. 27, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on February 6, 2009 (Plea Day) 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:
• Server for the court database system.
