District Court Weekly DHR (3-22-10A)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of March 5 -11, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    March 22, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

March 5 -11, 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., March 5, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

    Total number of cases scheduled – 332

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

    Total number of cases scheduled – 45

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

    Total number of cases scheduled – 29

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of March 5 - 11, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	2			13	15
DM	3			1	4
G	21	2	1	12	36
NG				1	1
NP	16		1	18	35
PRB			1	3	4
TOTAL	42	2	3	48	95

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Traffic	Total
BF	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	2		7	9
G	10	1	5	16
NP	7		4	11
PRB			3	3
TOTAL	19	1	19	39

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	4			21	25
DM	3			1	4
G	31	3	1	17	52
NG				1	1
NP	23		1	22	46
PRB			1	6	7
TOTAL	61	3	3	68	135

KEY

BF – Bond Forfeiture	NG – Not Guilty
DM – Dismissed	NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty	PRB - Probation

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Jail Roster

(March 5 - 11, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Bridges, Curtis	CR-10-536 CR-09-1106	Served while in jail on other charges.		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Burns, Juanita	CR-10-654 CR-10-655	2/28/10	3/05/10	Plea of guilty to both charges on 3/05/10. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $190.00 and sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days served.
Burrell, Deandre	CR-10-674 CR-10-675	2/27/10	3/05/10	Plea of guilty to both charges on 3/05/10. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $340.00; credit for 7 days in jail; and sentenced to six months supervised probation.
Chism, Jonathan S.	TR-10-662 TR-10-663 CR-10-745	2/28/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Eaton, Lester	CR-08-1874 CR-09-4153 CR-09-4496 CR-10-727 CR-10-746	3/11/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Harcourt, Jason P	TR-10-679	3/07/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Henry, Troy Lee	CR-09-4241 CR-10-163 CR-10-723	3/06/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Henry, Willie Earl	CR-10-531 CR-10-532 CR-10-567	2/05/10	3/11/10	Plea of guilty to CR-10-531. Sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for 30 days served. Remaining charges set for trial on 3/11/10. Plea of no contest entered on 3/11/10. Sentenced to 35 days in jail with credit for 35 days served on CR-10-567. Case #CR-10-532 was nolle prosequi.
Jackson, Jimmie	CR-10-74 CR-10-76 CR-10-77 CR-10-81	Served while in jail on other charges		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Johnson, Jessica	CR-06-165 TR-08-3057 CR-08-4021	3/05/10	3/05/10	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Released O.R.
Kelly, Danny R. Jr.	TR-10-680 TR-10-681 TR-10-682 CR-10-722 S-02-1019 S-02-1020	3/01/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
King, Carl	CR-09-4355	3/05/10	3/11/10	Plea of no contest. Sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days served.
Risper, Jamarcus	TR-09-3784 CR-09-3843 CR-09-4074 CR-10-514 CR-10-515 CR-10-545	3/06/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Spiceson, Freddie	CR-10-724	3/06/10		Set for plea on 3/12/10.
Williams, Aaron	CR-09-4099	2/06/10	3/11/10	Plea of not guilty on 2/26/10. Set for trial on 3/11/10. On 3/11/10, case was nolle prosequi.

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

∙ 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

∙ Thurs., March 25, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

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

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

∙ Thurs., April 1, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

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

∙ Fri., April 2, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

∙ Wed., April 7, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

∙ Thurs., April 8, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

∙ Thurs., April 8, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

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

∙ Thurs., April 15, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Trial Violations

∙ Thurs., April 15, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

∙ Fri., April 16, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

∙ Wed., April 21, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

∙ Thurs., April 22, 2010 – District Court Judges & Clerks Meeting (Rogers, AR) – No Court.

∙ Fri., April 23, 2010 - District Court Judges & Clerks Meeting (Rogers, AR) – No Court.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on March 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.

• Prepare abstract of the court's disposition of all cases for Arkansas Driver Control.

STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:

• Replace computer monitor.

• Complete installation and set up of court server.

• Training for dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).