District Court Weekly DHR (8/23/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of August 13 - 19, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    August 23, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Aug. 13 - 19, 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., August 13, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 209

Wed., Aug. 18, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claim Hearings/Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled – 12 civil claims

Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 65

Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 88

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of August 13 - 19, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	1			13	14
DM	1				1
G	22	5	3	22	52
NG	2				2
NP	44			18	62
TOTAL	70	5	3	53	131

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
NP	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF			2	2
G	2	1	5	8
NG	7	1	1	9
NP	7		8	15
TOTAL	16	2	16	34

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Ordinance	Traffic	Total
BF	1			15	16
DM	1				1
G	24	6	3	27	60
NG	9	1		1	11
NP	52			26	78
TOTAL	87	7	3	69	166

KEY

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

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Jail Roster

(Aug. 13 - 19, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Britton, Jarkius K.	TR-09-2010 CR-09-2011 CR-09-2211 CR-09-2212 TR-09-2860 CR-09-3183 TR-09-4017 TR-09-4018 CR-09-4269 CR-09-4604 CR-10-1587	6/27/10		Plea of not guilty on 7/02/10. Trial set for 7/15/10. On 7/15/10, rescheduled for 7/23/10. On 7/23/10, rescheduled for 08/06/10. Rescheduled to 9/10/10.
Chism, Jonathan	CR-10-2277 TR-08-3715 CR-08-4858	8/10/10	8/19/10	Plea of not guilty on 8/13/10. Trial on 8/19/10 on TR-08-3715 and CR-08-4858. Plea of guilty. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $280.00 and sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served.   Case #CR-10-2277 set for trial on 9/16/10. Released O.R.
Diamond, Curtis	CR-08-3823 CR-09-4324 CR-09-4325 CR-09-4326 CR-10-48	6/11/10		Plea of not guilty on 6/25/10. Set for trial on 7/08/10. Rescheduled for 7/15/10. On 7/15/10, rescheduled for 9/16/10.
Harvey, Nicholas	CR-10-2093 CR-10-2111	7/22/10		Plea of not guilty on 7/23/10. Set for trial on 8/19/10. (Being held in Lee Co. facility.) On 8/19/10, rescheduled for 9/09/10.
Henry, Troy Lee	CR-10-2279 CR-10-2117	8/08/10	8/13/10	Plea of not guilty on 8/13/10. Trial set for 9/16/10. Released O.R.
Lockhart, Marcus	CR-09-1915 CR-09-3157 CR-09-3897 CR-10-634 CR-10-825 CR-10-2301 CR-10-2302			Plea of not guilty on 8/13/10. Trial on 8/19/10. On 8/19/10, plea of no contest. Sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for 12 days served.
Minor, Ronnie	CR-09-3625 CR-09-3626 CR-09-4140 CR-09-4141 CR-09-4507	7/17/10		Plea of not guilty on 7/23/10 to CR-09-3625 and CR-09-3626. Set for trial on 8/26/10. Plea of guilty to remaining charges. Sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Norton, Joshua	CR-10-1730	7/28/10	8/19/10	Plea of not guilty on 8/19/10. Finding of guilty. Sentenced to three days VWP for the city. Review date – 09/17/10.
Stafford, Joseph	TR-10-1751	Other charges pending.		Set for plea on 7/30/10. Continued on 7/30/10 to 8/06/10. Plea of not guilty on 8/6/10. Set for trial on 12/3/10.

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Fri., Aug. 20, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Thurs., Aug. 26, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Aug. 26, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Aug. 27, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Wed., Sept. 1, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., Sept. 2, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Sept. 2, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Sept. 3, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings (Half-day schedule –

    Labor Day
Holiday)

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

• Thurs., Sept. 9, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Sept. 10, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Wed., Sept. 15, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Trials/Hearings

• Thurs., Sept. 16, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Sept. 16, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Sept. 17, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Thurs., Sept. 23, 2010 – District Court Judge's Meeting. NO COURT.

• Fri., Sept. 24, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – District Court Judge's Meeting. NO COURT.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

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

• Shortage in ceiling fixture inside courtroom.