Statewide Summary of Reported Activity
For the Year Ended August 31, 1998 

                   
C R I M I N A L   D O C K E T
 

Cases on Docket:

 

 

 

  DWI or DUID Theft or Worthless Check  

Drug Offenses

 

 

Assault

 

 

Traffic

Other Criminal Cases  

Total Cases

                   
Cases Pending 09/01/97     103,678 214,516 31,391 43,278 53,913 113,091 559,867
                   
Docket Adjustments     (415) (340) (9) (187) 338 1,451 838
                   
New Cases Filed     81,466 111,583 44,198 48,487 41,289 139,694 466,717
Cases Appealed From Lower Court     11 722 127 160 31,261 3,610 35,891
Other Cases Reaching Docket:                  
  Motions to Revoke Filed   16,595 11,580 7,398 6,750 4,502 13,165 59,990
  All Other Cases Reaching Docket   1,310 2,575 398 2,789 533 1,795 9,400
                   
  Total Cases on Docket   202,645 340,636 83,503 101,277 131,836 272,806 1,132,703
                   
Dispositions:                  
                   
  Convictions:                
    Guilty Plea - No Jury 65,614 37,154 22,387 21,203 22,210 82,055 250,623
    Not Guilty Plea - No Jury 407 174 118 202 415 482 1,798
    Guilty Plea - Jury Verdict 81 29 19 34 18 71 252
    Not Guilty Plea - Jury Verdict 842 82 64 251 74 417 1,730
                   
    Total Convictions 66,944 37,439 22,588 21,690 22,717 83,025 254,403
                   
  Placed on Deferred Adjudication   661 15,988 10,502 7,111 14,895 16,818 65,975
                   
  Acquittals:                
    Non - Jury Trial 599 128 78 324 3,841 667 5,637
    Jury Verdict 577 40 35 288 21 320 1,281
    Directed Verdict or JNOV 25 30 6 33 6 30 130
                   
    Total Acquittals 1,201 198 119 645 3,868 1,017 7,048
                   
  Dismissals:                
    Insufficient Evidence 777 999 712 1,711 1,382 3,249 8,830
    Speedy Trial Act Limitation 334 990 147 283 330 729 2,813
    Other Dismissals 10,736 46,072 7,332 15,511 18,795 31,970 130,416
                   
    Total Dismissals 11,847 48,061 8,191 17,505 20,507 35,948 142,059
                   
  Other Dispositions:                
    Motion to Revoke Granted 8,091 5,356 3,939 3,597 1,813 7,190 29,986
    Motion to Revoke Denied 5,573 2,546 1,365 1,637 682 2,738 14,541
    All other Dispositions 4,097 3,629 2,018 4,350 7,920 6,198 28,212
                   
  Total Dispositions   98,414 113,217 48,722 56,535 72,402 152,934 542,224
                   
Cases Pending 08/31/98     104,231 227,419 34,781 44,742 59,434 119,872 590,479
                   
Cases - Unapprehended Defendants                 296,636
                   
 

Age of Cases Disposed

 

 

 

 

30 Days
or Less
31 Days to 60 Days 61 Days to 90 Days Over 90 Days  

Total

 

 

 

 

Number of Cases     126,401 68,698 55,180 291,945 542,224    
                   

P R O B A T E   A N D    M E N T A L   H E A L T H   D O C K E T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cases Filed  

 

Hearings
Held
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   
Probate     55,185   76,669        
                   
Mental Health     26,063   30,977        
                   

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