District Court Weekly DHR (11/15/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of November 5 - 11, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    November 15, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Nov. 5- 11, 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., Nov. 5, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 160

Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations (SPECIAL SETTING)

    Total number of cases scheduled – 1

Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010 (1:30 P.M.) – No Court. Office Closed – Veteran's Day.

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of Nov. 5 - 11, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DM	5		9	14
G	21	1	15	37
TOTAL	26	1	24	51

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM				2	2
G	4	2	1	16	23
TF	1			1	2
TOTAL	5	2	1	19	27

ALL JURISDICTIONS:

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	5			11	16
G	25	3	1	31	60
TF	1			1	2
TOTAL	31	3	1	43	78

KEY

DM – Dismissed	TF - Transferred
G – Guilty

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Jail Roster

(Nov. 5 - 11, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Allen, Markell D.	CR-10-683 CR-10-684 CR-10-685 CR-10-686 CR-10-839 CR-10-840 CR-10-996 CR-10-1223	Served while in jail on other charges.	11/05/10	Plea of guilty on 11/05/10 to CR-10-840, CR-10-683, and CR-10-996. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $480.00 and sentenced to 1 year in jail. Plea of not guilty to remaining charges. Trial set for 12/02/10.
Culler, Alexander J.	CR-10-2690 CR-10-2704 CR-10-2956 CR-10-3182 CR-10-3183	10/28/10	11/05/10	Plea of guilty on 11/05/10 to CR-10-2956, CR-10-2690 and CR-10-3182. Ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $780 and sentenced to 120 days in jail. Appeal bond set at $4,000.00. Plea of not guilty to all remaining charges. Trial set for 12/02/10.
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. Continued until 12/09/10.
Henry, Willie E	CR-10-2210 CR-10-2211 CR-10-3090	8/28/10		Set for trial 10/28/10. Defendant unwilling to cooperate with court. Found in contempt of court (CR-10-3090) and sentenced to 10 days. All other charges continued to 12/02/10.
Jacobs, Tyrone A.	TR-09-1317 TR-09-1318 CR-09-1703 CR-09-1705	Served while in jail on other charges	11/05/10	Plea of no contest on 11/05/10 on all charges. Found guilty and ordered to pay fines+cost totaling $640.00.
Jones, Chyeka	TR-10-1933 TR-10-1934 TR-10-1935 CR-10-1902 CR-10-3072	11/08/10		Set for plea on 11/12/10.
Martin, Deon	CR-10-2935	Served while in jail on other charges.	Released prior to 11/05/10.	Set for plea on 11/05/10. Defendant did not appear. Rescheduled for 11/12/10.
Mathews, Eddie L.	CR-10-2937	Served while in jail on other charges.	11/05/10	Plea of guilty on 11/05/10. Probation revoked. Sentenced to 1 year in jail.
Porter, Randy L.	CR-08-5058 CR-09-281	Served while in jail on other charges.	Released prior to 11/05/10	Set for plea on 11/05/10. Defendant did not appear. Rescheduled for 11/12/10.
Ravery, Henry	CR-10-3192	11/04/10	11/05/10	Plea of guilty on 11/05/10. Sentenced to three days in jail and given credit for three days served.
Robinson, Kenneth	CR-10-3010 CR-10-3010	10/05/10 (Also hold for Monroe County)	11/05/10	Plea of guilty on 11/05/10 to all charges. Sentenced to 70 days in jail and to serve out back fines/cost after 10 days.
Wilson, Elmore Jr.	CR-10-3161 CR-10-3162	11/01/10	Released prior to 11/05/10	Set for plea on 11/05/10. Defendant did not appear. Bench warrant issued.

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Fri., Nov. 12, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Wed., Nov. 17, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

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

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

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

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

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

• Fri., Dec. 3, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on November 12, 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:

• Training for dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).

• Shortage in ceiling fixture inside courtroom.