District Court Weekly DHR (10/11/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of October 1 – 7, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    October 11, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Oct. 1 – 7, 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., Oct. 1, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 418

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

    Total number of cases scheduled – 10 civil and 2 small claims

Thurs., Oct. 7, 2010 ((9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 51

Thurs., Oct. 7, 2010 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled - 33

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of October 1 - 7, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	15		22	37
G	55	1	57	113
NP			2	2
WR	2			2
TOTAL	72	1	81	154

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

Finding	Traffic	Total
G	3	3
TOTAL	3	3

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DM	8	1	16	25
G	7	1	36	44
NG	2	1		3
NP	7		8	15
TF	4		4	8
TOTAL	28	3	64	95

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	23	1		38	62
G	62	1	1	96	160
NG	2	1			3
NP	7			10	17
TF	4			4	8
WR	2				2
TOTAL	100	3	1	148	252

KEY

DM – Dismissed	NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty	TF – Transferred
NG – Not Guilty	WR – Warrant Recalled

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Jail Roster

(Oct. 1 - 7, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Britton, D'Markus	CR-07-3169 CR-07-3170 CR-08-2737 TR-08-2320 TR-08-2321 TR-08-2322 CR-08-2907 CR-09-2908 CR-09-2909 CR-09-2910 CR-09-1176 CR-09-1177 CR-09-1178 CR-09-1180 CR-09-1182 CR-09-1184 CR-09-1185 CR-09-1186 CR-09-1187 TR-09-1187 CR-10-2681 CR-10-2682 CR-10-2683	10/04/10	10/07/10	Plea of not guilty to CR-10-2681, CR-10-2682 and CR-10-2683. Trial set for 11/04/10. Plea of no contest to all remaining charges. Sentenced to four days in jail with credit for four days served. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $2,065.00. Appeal bond set at $2,350.00.
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.
Ellebb, Carlos	CR-10-2686	9/24/10		Plea of not guilty on 10/01/10. Set for trial on 10/21/10.
Gibson, Jerry Lee	CR-10-2750 CR-10-2751 CR-10-2752	9/20/10	10/01/10	Plea of guilty on 10/01/10. Sentenced to 12 days in jail and fined $190.00.
Hicks, George	Porter, Jesse Rusty	9/24/10		Set for plea on 10/08/10.
Mathews, Alfred	CR-10-2745	9/21/10		Set for plea on 10/01/10.
Parks, Sharon	CR-08-4772 CR-08-4771 TR-10-2466 TR-10-2467 TR-10-2468 TR-10-2469 CR-10-2132 CR-10-2305 TR-10-3673	10/02/10		Set for plea on 10/08/10.
Porter, James	CR-10-2894			Set for plea on 10/08/10.
Pruitt, Sammie	TR-10-3343 TR-10-3344 CR-10-2679 CR-10-2651 CR-07-3120	9/08/10 Also being held on other charges.	10/01/10	Plea of guilty on 10/01/10. Plea of guilty to all charges. Sentenced to 150 days in jail. To be served out in ADC. Probation revoked on CR-10-2651. (Sentenced to 6 years.)
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.
Warwick, Keith	CR-10-2780 CR-10-2781 CR-10-2782	9/23/10 Also being held on other charges.	10/01/10	Plea of guilty on 10/01/10. Sentenced to 1 ½ years in jail. Authorized to serve jail sentenced in custodial treatment facility. Also fined $720.00.
Williams, Anthony J.	CR-09-1756 CR-09-4465	9/15/10	10/01/10	Plea of guilty on 10/01/10. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $425.00 and 12 months supervised probation. Conditions of probation: (1) good behavior; (2) attend aggression workshop; and (3) no contact with complaining party.

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• 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:

• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on October 8, 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.