WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of October 2 - 8, 2009)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: October 12, 2009
Prepared by: Linda Danley
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
October 2 - 8, 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., October 2, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket
Total number of cases scheduled – 446
Wed., October 7, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials
Total number of cases scheduled – 8 civil cases and 1 small claims
Thurs., October 8, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled – 130
Thurs., October 8, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled – 48
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved during the period of October 2 - 8, 2009
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
DM | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
G | 32 | 1 | 67 | 100 |
NG | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
NP | 12 | 1 | 18 | 31 |
PRB | 1 | 1 | ||
TOTAL | 53 | 2 | 98 | 153 |
Jurisdiction: City of West Helena – Old
Finding | Criminal | Total |
WR | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 1 | 1 |
Jurisdiction: Game & Fish
Finding | Criminal | Total |
G | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL | 3 | 3 |
Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets
Finding | Traffic | Total |
G | 2 | 2 |
TOTAL | 2 | 2 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
DM | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
G | 10 | 3 | 90 | 103 |
NP | 14 | 2 | 26 | 42 |
PRB | 1 | 1 | ||
TOTAL | 33 | 5 | 118 | 156 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS
Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
DM | 15 | 12 | 27 | |
G | 45 | 4 | 159 | 208 |
NG | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
NP | 26 | 3 | 44 | 73 |
PRB | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
WR | 1 | 1 | ||
TOTAL | 90 | 7 | 218 | 315 |
KEY:
DM – Dismissed NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty PRB – Probation
NG – Not Guilty WR – Warrant Recalled
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Jail Roster
(October 2 - 8, 2009)
Defendant | Case # | Arrest Date | Release/ Sent. Date | Disposition |
Cooper, Jesse L. III | CR-09-2214 CR-09-2215 | 09/26/09 | 10/02/09 | Plea of guilty to CR-09-2214. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $220.00. Plea of not guilty to CR-09-2215. Set for trial on 11/05/09. |
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 CR-09-3082 | Served while in jail on other charges | 10/08/09 | 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.
On 10/8/09, negotiated plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $385.00. Sentenced to 45 days in jail with credit for 45 days served to run concurrent with jail sentence of 1 year on charges related to the county. |
FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
• 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:
•Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on October 9, 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.