WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT
(Period of January 22 - 28, 2010)
Department: Helena-West Helena District Court
Date: February 1, 2010
Prepared by: Linda Danley
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
January 22 - 28, 2010 - 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., January 22, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings
Total number of cases scheduled – 172
Thurs., January 29, 2010 – (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
Total number of cases scheduled – 90
Thurs., January 29, 2010 – (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
Total number of cases scheduled – 91
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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions
Resolved During the Period of January 22 - 28, 2010
Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena
Finding | Criminal | DWI | Juvenile | Ordinance | Traffic | Total |
BF | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||
DA | 2 | 2 | ||||
DM | 4 | 1 | 16 | 21 | ||
G | 32 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 62 | |
NP | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 30 | |
PRB | 6 | 6 | ||||
TF | 2 | 2 | ||||
TOTAL | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 133 |
Jurisdiction: Phillips County
Finding | Criminal | Juvenile | Traffic | Total |
DM | 3 | 3 | ||
G | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
NP | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
PRB | 1 | 1 | ||
TOTAL | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
ALL JURISDICTIONS:
Finding | Criminal | DWI | Juvenile | Ordinance | Traffic | Total |
BF | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||
DA | 2 | 2 | ||||
DM | 4 | 1 | 19 | 24 | ||
G | 33 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 68 | |
NP | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | |
PRB | 7 | 7 | ||||
TF | 2 | 2 | ||||
TOTAL | 63 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 146 |
KEY:
BF – Bond Forfeit | NP – Nolle Prosequi |
DA- Deferred Adjudication | PRB – Probation |
DM – Dismissed | TF – Transferred |
G - Guilty |
Jail Roster
(January 22 - 28, 2010)
Defendant | Case # | Arrest Date | Release/ Sent. Date | Disposition |
Barrow, Markell | CR-08-1833 CR-09-3507 CR-09-3508 CR-09-3544 CR-09-3545 CR-09-4467 CR-09-4468 | 1/19/10 | 1/22/10 | Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $340.00; sentenced to 3 months supervised probation; sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days served; and ordered to pay back fines ($3,137.00) or serve out in jail (78 days). |
Denson, Willie | CR-09-3863 CR-09-4275 CR-09-4653 CR-09-4654 CR-09-4655 | 12/22/09 | Plea of guilty to CR-09-4275 and CR-09-4655 only. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $560.00 and sentenced to 20 days in jail with credit for 18 served. Remaining charges set for trial on 2/11/10. | |
Gibson, Jerry Lee | CR-09-4029 CR-09-4278 | 12/21/09 | Plea of guilty to CR-09-4278. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $240.00. Plea of not guilty to CR-09-4029. Set for trial on 2/04/10. | |
Hill, Robert D. | CR-09-4137 CR-09-4289 CR-09-4501 | 12/24/09 | Plea of not guilty to all charges on 1/08/10. Set for trial on 2/04/10. (Possible felony charges pending.) | |
Peters, William | CR-10-295 CR-10-296 CR-10-297 | 1/22/10 | Scheduled for plea on 1/29/10. | |
Roberts, Jason | CR-09-2050 CR-09-4551 | 12/24/09 (Served while in jail on other charges.) | Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 2/11/10. | |
Simmons, Laneeta | CR-10-298 CR-10-299 | 1/21/10 | Released prior to 1/29/10 | Scheduled for plea on 1/29/10. |
Walker, Raffiel | CR-09-3809 CR-09-4246 | Served while in jail on felony charges. | 1/28/10 | Plea of not guilty. Trial set for 1/21/10. Witness not available on 1/21/10. Case rescheduled for 1/28/10. On 1/28/10, public defender appointed, finding of nolle prosequi entered. |
Young, Willie | CR-09-4247 | 12/02/09 | 1/28/10 | Set for trial 1/14/10. Witness not available. Rescheduled for trial set on 1/21/10. Witness not available on 1/21/10. Rescheduled for 1/28/10. On 1/28/10, plea of guilty entered. Sentenced to 4 months in jail with credit for 56 days served. |
FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
• Fri., January 29, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• Wed., February 3, 2010 – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials
• Thurs., February 4, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., February 4, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
• Fri., February 5, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• Thurs., February 11, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., February 11, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
• Fri., February 12, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• Mon. February 15, 2010 – PRESIDENT'S DAY. OFFICE CLOSED
• Wed., February 17, 2010 – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials
• Thurs., February 18, 2010 – COURT OFFICER'S TRAINING (Eureka Springs) – NO COURT
• Fri., February 19, 2010 – COURT OFFICER'S TRAINING (Eureka Springs) – NO COURT
• Thurs., February 25, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., February 25, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
• Fri., February 26, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
•Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on January 29, 2010 (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).
