District Court Weekly DHR (01/03/11)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of December 27 - 31, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    January 3, 2011

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Dec. 27 - 31, 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.

Thurs., Dec. 30, 2010 - No Court.

Fri., Dec. 31, 2010 – New Years' Holiday. No Court.

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Jail Roster

(Dec. 27 - 31, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Holden, Jeremy	CR-10-3381 CR-10-3382	11/10/10		Plea of not guilty on 12/03/10. Set for trial on 1/13/11.
Nealy, Ira	CR-10-620 CR-09-4285 CR-09-3594 CR-09-43 CR-09-44 CR-09-45 CR-09-46 CR-09-47 CR-09-48	Feb. 2010		Set for plea on 2/26/10. Cases transferred to Circuit Court for felony filing. C.I.D. declined to file as felony. Set for 12/03/10 to be resolved. Plea of not guilty on 12/03/10. Set for trial on 1/13/11.
Sims, Charles	CR-10-1920 CR-10-1921 CR-10-2077	12/09/10		Plea of guilty on 12/10/10 to all charges except CR-10-2077. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $430.00 and sentenced to 3 days in jail with credit for 3 days served. CR-10-2077 set for trial on 1/06/11.
Stokes, Tyler A.	CR-06-1044 CR-08-1520	12/12/10		Plea of not guilty on 12/17/10. Set fir 1/27/11.

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Wed., Jan. 5, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., Jan. 6, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Jan. 6, 2011 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Jan. 7, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Thurs., Jan. 13, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Jan. 13, 2011 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Jan. 14, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Mon., Jan. 17, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Martin Luther King Holiday – Office Closed

• Wed., Jan. 19, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trials

• Thurs., Jan. 20, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Jan. 20, 2011 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Jan. 21, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

• Thurs., Jan. 27, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., Jan. 27, 2011 (1:30 p.m.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

• Fri., Jan. 28, 2011 (9:00 a.m.) – Plea/Arraignment & Review Hearings

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 of network between District Court and dispatch, so that dispatch personnel can search information via Virtual Justice (court software).

• Shortage in ceiling fixture inside courtroom.