District Court Weekly DHR (12/17/10)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of December 10 - 16, 2010)

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    December 20, 2010

Prepared by:     Linda Danley

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Dec. 10 - 16, 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. 10, 2010- (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled - 743

Wed., Dec. 15, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) – Civil & Small Claims Trials/Hearings

    Total number of cases scheduled – 5 civil claims and 9 small claims

Thurs., Dec. 16, 2010 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled – 59

Thurs., Dec. 16, 2010 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 87

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of December 10 - 16, 2010

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	5		1	40	46
DM	17				17
G	32	10	4	45	91
NG	18	2			20
NP	76		1	83	160
PRB				6	6
TOTAL	148	12	6	174	340

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF			2	15	17
DM	4				4
G	5	3		18	26
NP	7			18	25
PRB				7	7
TOTAL	16	3	2	58	79

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	5		3	55	63
DM	21				21
G	37	13	4	63	117
NG	18	2			20
NP	83		1	101	185
PRB				13	13
TOTAL	164	15	8	232	419

KEY

BF – Bond Forfeited	NG – Not Guilty
DM – Dismissed	NP – Nolle Prosequi
G – Guilty	PRB – Probation

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Jail Roster

(Dec. 10 - 16, 2010)

Name	Case#	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Booker, Charles	CR-10-3164	12/09/10	12/16/10	Plea of not guilty on 12/10/10. Released on 12/16/10. Rescheduled for 12/23/10 – must pay $90 by 12/22/10.
Davis, Elijah	CR-10-2930	12/04/10	12/16/10	Plea of not guilty on 12/10/10. Dismissed on 12/10/10 – Time run.
Rowland, Joshua A.	CR-10-3334 CR-10-3479	12/09/10		Set for plea on 12/17/10.
Stokes, Tyler A.	CR-06-1044 CR-08-1520	12/12/10		Set for plea on 12/17/10.
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.
Mills, Marcus	CR-05-1016 CR-05-1145 CR-05-1361 CR-05-1362	05/26/10		Set for plea on 12/17/10.
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, 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.
Swopes, Jermaine	CR-09-2249 CR-09-2802 CR-09-3058 CR-09-59	12/05/10	12/16/10	Plea of not guilty on 12/10/10; set for 12/16/10. Sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served.
Walker, Rickey	CR-09-1553	12/05/10		Set for plea on 12/17/10.
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. 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 17, 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.