District Court Weekly DHR (12/10/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of December 3 - 9, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    December 13, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Dec. 3 - 9, 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., Dec. 3, 2010- (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled - 232

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

    Total number of cases scheduled – 27

Thurs., Dec. 9, 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 December 3 – 9, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
DM	23	2	18	43
G	35		28	63
NP	4		13	17
TF	1			1
WR	21			21
TOTAL	84	2	59	145

Jurisdiction: Highway Police "Z" Tickets

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

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1			1
DM	4	1	3	8
G	7	2	10	19
NP			2	2
WR	1			1
TOTAL	13	3	15	31

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1			1
DM	27	3	22	52
G	42	2	39	83
NP	4		15	19
TF	1			1
WR	22			22
TOTAL	97	5	76	178

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Jail Roster

(Dec. 3 - 9, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Barrow, Markell	CR-10-3113	11/20/10	12/03/10	Plea of guilty on 12/03/10. Sentenced to 1 year jail. Rescheduled for review on 12/17/10.
Booker, Charles	CR-10-3164	12/09/10		Set for plea on 12/09/10.
Davis, Elmore Jr.	CR-10-3161 CR-10-3162 CR-10-3219	12/04/10		Set for plea on 12/10/10.
Diamond, Curtis	CR-08-3823 CR-09-4324 CR-09-4325 CR-09-4326 CR-10-48	Also being held on county charges. 6/11/10	12/09/10	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. On 12/09/10, negotiated plea of guilty to all charges and sentenced to 168 days in jail with credit for 168 days served.
Henry, Troy L.	CR-10-2117 CR-10-2279 CR-10-2705	11/10/10	12/03/10	Plea of guilty on 12/03/10 to CR-10-2117 and CR-10-2705. Sentenced to 90 days in jail. Appeal bond set at $2000.00 cash only. Plea of not guilty to CR-10-2279. Set for trial on 1/20/11.
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.
King, Robert	CR-10-3312 CR-10-3313 CR-10-3314 CR-10-3316 CR-10-3317 CR-10-3318	11/22/10	12/09/10	Plea of not guilty on 12/03/10. Trial on 12/09/10. Negotiated plea of guilty on CR-10-3317 and CR-09-4339. Sentenced to 12 months supervised probation. Conditions: (1) good behavior; (2) medication to be monitored; (3) see his physician; (4) Drug testing at defendant's expense; (5) Drug and alcohol counseling; and (6) twice weekly meeting. All remaining charges dismissed.
Matthews, Milton L.	CR-10-2990 CR-10-2991 CR-10-2992	11/16/10	12/03/10	Plea of guilty on 12/03/10. Sentenced to 1 year in jail and ordered to have no contact with complaining party. Set for review on 12/17/10.
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, Charley	CR-10-1920 CR-10-1921 CR-10-2077	12/09/10		Set for plea on 12/10/10.
Swopes, Jermaine	CR-09-2249 CR-09-2802 CR-09-3058 CR-09-59	12/05/10		Set for plea on 12/10/10.
Williams, Freda	CR-10-2944	11/26/10	12/03/10	Plea of guilty on 12/03/10. Sentenced to 12 months supervised probation. Conditions: (1) Good behavior; (2) Drug Testing at Defendant's Expense; and (3) Job Training.
Williams, Raymone	TR-10-3417	10/07/10	12/03/10	Set for review hearing on 12/03/10. Sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for 56 served.

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• 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

• Thurs., Dec. 23, 2010 – (NO COURT) - CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

• Fri., Dec. 24, 2010 - (NO COURT) - CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

• Thurs., Dec. 30, 2010 – (NO COURT)

• Fri., Dec. 31, 2010 (9:00 a.m.) – (NO COURT) - NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY

• 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

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on December 10, 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.