District Court Weekly DHR (5/24/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of May 14 -20, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    May 24, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

May 14 - 20, 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.

May 14, 2010 - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled - 395

Wed., May 19, 2010 - (9:00 A.M.) - Civil and Small Claims Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled - 13 civil and 4 small claims

Thurs., May 20, 2010 – (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled – 39

Thurs., May 20, 2010 – (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 60

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of May14- 20, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF				31	31
DM	6			1	7
G	16	1		16	33
NG	4				4
NP	8		2	27	37
UA	1				1
TOTAL	35	1	2	75	113

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Traffic	Total
BF	4	4
TOTAL	4	4

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	1		22	23
DM	8			8
G	2	1	7	10
NP	2		19	21
PRB			3	3
TOTAL	13	1	51	65

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
B F	1			57	58
DM	14			1	15
G	18	2		23	43
NG	4				4
NP	10		2	46	58
PRB				3	3
UA	1				1
TOTAL	48	2	2	130	182

 

KEY

BF – Bond Forfeited	NG – Not Guilty
DM – Dismissed	NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty	UA – Under Advisement

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Jail Roster

(May14 - 20, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Boyd, King	CR-10-282 CR-10-1224	5/16/10		Set for plea on 5/21/10.
Pruitt, Sammie	CR-10-1388	04/23/10		Set for plea on 5/21/10.
Smith, Deandre	CR-09-3596	Served while in jail on other charges	Arranged bond and was released prior to 5/20/10.	Plea of not guilty on 5/14/10. Set for trial on 5/20/10. Case rescheduled to 6/10/10 on 5/20/10.
Stafford, Sereena K.	CR-10-1389	05/20/10		Set for plea on 5/21/10.
Stewart, Germany M.	CR-10-1247 CR-10-1248 CR-10-1249 CR-10-1302 CR-10-1406	5/05/10		Set for plea on 5/21/10.
Thomas, Calvin	CR-10-1060 CR-10-1061 CR-10-1062 CR-10-1095	5/05/10	5/20/10	Plea of not guilty on 5/07/10. Set for trial on 5/20/10. On 5/20/10, found guilty of all charges and sentenced to jail for 1 year. Authorized to serve jail in the Omega House.

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Fri., May 21, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., May 27, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 27, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., May 28, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

• Mon., May 31, 2010 – Memorial Day (Office Closed)

• Wed., June 2, 2010 – Civil and Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., June 3, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., June 3, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., June 4, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., June 10, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., June 10, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., June 11, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., June 16, 2010 – Civil and Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., June 17, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., June 17, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., June 18, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – No Court (Municipal League Conference)

• Thurs., June 24, 2010(9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., June 24, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., June 25, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on May 20, 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).