District Court Weekly DHR (2-16-10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of February 5, 2010 – February 11, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date: February 16, 2010

Prepared by: Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

February 5 – 11, 2010 – Processed civil and small claims action 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., February 5, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

    Total number of cases scheduled – 196

Thurs., February 11, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled – 121

Thurs., February 11, 2010 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 46

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During on February 5 – 11, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	3		11	14
DM	10		8	18
G	19	1	21	41
NG	2	1	1	4
NP	16		9	25
PRB			1	1
WQ	1			1
WR	2			2
TOTAL	53	2	51	106

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena – OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
NP	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	5		14	19
DM	7		3	10
G		1	2	3
NP	2		8	10
WR	1			1
TOTAL	15	1	27	43

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	8		25	33
DM	17		11	28
G	19	2	23	44
NG	2	1	1	4
NP	19		17	36
PRB			1	1
WQ	1			1
WR	3			3
TOTAL	69	3	78	150

KEY:

BF – Bond Forfeit	NP – Nolle Prosequi
DM – Dismissed	PRB – Probation
G – Guilty	WQ – Warrant Quashed
NG – Not Guilty	WR – Warrant Recalled

Jail Roster

(February 5 – 11, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Carter, Terrell	Cr-10-474	1/31/10		Scheduled for plea on 2/12/10.
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 days served. Remaining charges set for trial on 2/11/10. On 2/11/09, requested an attorney; public defender appointed and case set for 2/25/10.
Henry, Elton	CR-09-3947 CR-09-4052	11/25/09	2/05/10	Plea of guilty on 2/5/10. Sentenced to 60 days concurrently in jail with credit for 60 days served on all charges.
Johnson, Keynon	CR-10-540	12/03/09		Scheduled for plea on 2/12/10.
Layton, Ronnie	CR-07-2406 CR-07-2413 CR-08-260 CR-08-731 CR-08-732 CR-08-1768 CR-08-2603 CR-10-116 TR-10-324	1/30/10	2/05/10	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for 2/25/10. Released O.R.
Manuel, Monique	CR-10-471	1/19/10	2/05/10	Plea of guilty. Waived counsel. Sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Parker, Jeremy	CR-10-246 CR-10-247 CR-10-268 CR-09-4011 CR-09-4012	1/21/10	2/11/10	Plea of no contest to all charges. Found guilty and was sentenced to 21 days in jail with credit for 21 days served.
Patterson, Candice	TR-09-1937 CR-09-1874 TR-09-2046 TR-09-2047 TR-09-2048 TR-09-2049 TR-09-2050 TR-09-2051 CR-09-2016 CR-09-2017 CR-09-2018 CR-09-2019 CR-09-2020 CR-09-2021 TR-09-4392 TR-09-4393 TR-09-4394 CR-09-4595	2/02/10 (Served while in jail on other charges.)	2/11/10	Plea of not guilty on 2/05/10. Set for 2/11/10. On 2/11/10, public defender appointed. Plea of guilty entered. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $805.00 and sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 90 days served.
Pyron, Trinity	TR-08-2249 CR-08-4079 CR-09-78 CR-09-79 TR-10-387 CR-10-528	2/09/10		Brought to court on 2/11/10 TR-08-2249, CR-08-4079, CR-09-78, and CR-09-79. Public Defender appointed. Case set for 2/25/10. Scheduled for plea on 2/12/10 on TR-10-387 and CR-10-528.
Roberts, Jason	CR-09-2050 CR-09-4551	12/24/09 (Served while in jail on other charges.)	2/11/10	Plea of not guilty. Set for trial on 2/11/10. Case of CR-09-4551 was dismissed. No action taken on CR-09-2050.
Stewart, Germany M.	CR-10-459	Served while in jail on other charges.		Scheduled for plea on 2/12/10.
Woodworth, Cecil B.	CR-10-469	2/02/10		Plea of not guilty on 2/5/10. Released O.R.

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

∙ Mon., February 15, 2010 – Office Closed – President's Day

∙ Wed., February 16, 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 Trial Violations

∙ Thurs., February 25, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

∙ Fri., February 26, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

∙ Wed., March 3, 2010 – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

∙ Thurs., March 4, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

∙ Thurs., March 4, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

∙ Fri., March 5, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

∙ Thurs., March 11, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

∙ Thurs., March 11, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

∙ Fri., March 12, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

∙ Wed., March 17, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

∙ Thurs., March 18, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

∙ Thurs., March 18, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

∙ Fri., March 19, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

∙ Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on February 12, 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 Records into database in preparation for court.

∙ Prepare pending actions for trial, i.e. issue subpoenas.

∙ Prepare abstract of the court's dispositions 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) after installation of serve completed.