District Court Weekly DHR (9/20/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of September 10 - 16, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    September 20, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Sept. 10 - 16, 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., Sept. 10, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 293

Wed., Sept. 15, 2010 – Civil & Small Claims Hearing/Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled – 4 civil claims

Thurs., Sept. 16, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 87

Thurs., Sept. 16, 2010 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled - 57

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of September 10 - 16, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1		1	10	12
DM				2	2
G	31	1		27	59
NG				1	1
NP	17			26	43
PRB				2	2
TOTAL	49	1	1	68	119

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
DM	4	2	6
G	2	1	3
TOTAL	6	3	9

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Traffic	Total
DM	1	1
G	2	2
TOTAL	3	3

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1		11	12
DM	2		2	4
G	3	1	3	7
NP	4		7	11
PRB			1	2
TOTAL	10	1	24	36

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	2		1	21	24
DM	6			7	13
G	36	1	1	33	71
NG				1	1
NP	21			33	54
PRB			1	3	4
TOTAL	65	1	3	98	167

KEY

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

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Jail Roster

(Sept. 10 - 16, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Diamond, Curtis	CR-08-3823 CR-09-4324 CR-09-4325 CR-09-4326 CR-10-48	6/11/10 Also being held on county charges.		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. (No trial. Public defender did not appear.)
Ellebb, Carlos	CR-06-3093 CR-06-3119 CR-06-3120 CR-06-3121 CR-07-803 CR-07-906 CR-07-1148 CR-07-1149 CR-07-1150 CR-07-1151 CR-06-1568	9/08/10	9/16/10	Plea of not guilty on 9/10/10. Trial on 9/16/10. Plea of guilty. Sentenced to 1 year in jail with credit for 1 year served.
Givens, Turrell	CR-09-2 CR-09-1999 TR-10-3284 TR-10-3285	9/03/10		Set for plea on 9/17/10.
Otis, Timothy	CR-10-2580	8/25/10	9/16/10	Plea of not guilty on 9/10/10. Trial on 9/16/10. Found guilty. Ordered to stay out of Wal-Mart and sentenced to 6 months in jail with credit for 21 days served.
Porter, James	CR-10-2701	8/29/10		Set for plea on 9/17/10.
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., 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 September 17, 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:

• 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.