District Court Weekly DHR (9/27/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of September 17 - 23, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    September 27, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Sept. 17 - 23, 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. 17, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 280

Thurs., Sept. 23, 2010 – (No Court) District Judges Fall College (Hot Springs, AR)

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of September 17 - 23, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1			32	33
DM				1	1
G	4	1		14	19
NP	5		1	22	28
PRB				9	9
TOTAL	10	1	1	78	90

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
G	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Traffic	Total
BF		3	3
NP	1	2	3
TOTAL	1	5	6

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1			35	36
DM				1	1
G	5	1		14	20
NP	6		1	24	31
PRB				9	9
TOTAL	12	1	1	83	97

KEY

BF – Bond Forfeit	NP – Nolle Prosequi
DM – Dismissed	PRB – Probation
G – Guilty

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Jail Roster

(Sept. 17 - 23, 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.) Rescheduled for 10/21/10.
Givens, Turrell	CR-09-2 CR-09-1999 TR-10-3284 TR-10-3285	Correction 9/17/10		Set for plea on 9/17/10. Plea of not guilty. Set for 9/30/10.
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:

• Thurs., Sept. 30, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

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

• Fri., Oct. 1, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Wed., Oct. 6, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Trials/Hearings

• Thurs., Oct. 7, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Oct. 7, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Thurs., Oct. 14, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Oct. 14, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Oct. 15, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Wed., Oct. 20, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Trials/Hearings

• Thurs., Oct. 21, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Oct. 21, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Oct. 22, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Thurs., Oct. 28, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Oct. 28, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Oct. 29, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Fri., Nov. 19, 2010 – (NO COURT) - District Court Clerk's Meeting (West Memphis, AR)

• Nov. 25 - 26, 2010 – (NO COURT) – Thanksgiving Holiday

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

• 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.