WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of April 3 - 9, 2009)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: April 12, 2009
Prepared by: Linda Danley
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
April 3 - 9, 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., April 3, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket
Total number of cases scheduled – 203
Thurs., April 9, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled – 93
Thurs., April 9, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled - 67
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved during the period of April 3 - 9, 2009
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
DM | 8 | 6 | 14 |
G | 74 | 35 | 109 |
NP | 15 | 16 | 31 |
PRB | 1 | 5 | 6 |
TOTAL | 98 | 62 | 160 |
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD
Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
DM | | 1 | 1 |
G | 1 | 1 | 2 |
TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets
Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
NP | 1 | 1 | 2 |
TOTAL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
G | 8 | 17 | 25 |
NP | 2 | 6 | 8 |
PRB | | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 10 | 24 | 34 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS
Finding | Criminal | Traffic | Total |
DM | 8 | 7 | 15 |
G | 83 | 53 | 136 |
NP | 18 | 23 | 41 |
PRB | 1 | 6 | 7 |
TOTAL | 110 | 89 | 199 |
KEY:
DM – Dismissed NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty PRB – Probation
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Jail Roster
(April 3 - 9, 2009)
Defendant | Docket # | Arrest
Date | Release/
Sent. Date | Status/Disposition |
Carter, Terrell | TR-06-888
CR-07-2647
TR-08-4275
CR-08-4982 | 03/28/09 | 04/03/09 | Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $990 and sentenced to 180 days in jail. Also to serve out fines+cost previously ordered ($380) on TR-06-888. |
Davis, Michael | CR-08-3822
CR-09-257
CR-09-1212
CR-09-1213 | 04/01/09 | 04/03/09 | Plea of guilty to all charges. Rescheduled for sentencing on CR-08-3822 on 6/05/09. Sentenced to 1 year supervised probation with monitoring of felony charge on CR-09-257. Remaining charges nolle prosequi. |
Ferrer, Brandon | TR-08-4252
TR-08-4253
TR-08-4254
CR-09-365
CR-09-628
CR-09-629
CR-09-630
| 03/30/09
In jail on pending felony charges. | 04/03/09 | Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $1,045.00; sentenced to 100 days in jail; and to serve out back fines after serving jail sentence. |
Ford, Cleveland | CR-08-3074
CR-08-3075
CR-08-4927
CR-08-4928 | 03/28/09 | 04/03/09 | Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $565.00 and sentenced to 60 days in jail. |
Johnson, Cornell | CR-09-1256
CR-09-1255
CR-09-1025
CR-09-1221 | 04/02/09 | 04/03/09 | Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $1,220.00 and sentenced to 180 days in jail. |
Mooney, Garfield | CR-09-1254
CR-09-1253 | 04/01/09 | 04/03/09 | Plea of guilty to both charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $410.00 and sentenced to 1 year of supervised probation. |
Sheard, Erma | CR-09-728
CR-09-729 | 03/20/09 | 04/09/09 | Plea of not guilty. Defendant found guilty and ordered to have no further contact with the complaining party. |
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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
• Wed., April 15, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil and Small Claims Trials
• Thurs., April 16, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., April 16, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
• Fri., April 17, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• Thurs. & Fri., April 23 – 24, 2009 – District Court Judges & Clerk's Meeting
(Hot Springs, Arkansas) – NO COURT
• Thurs., April 30, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., April 30, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• 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:
• Training of dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).