County-Level Court Activity
Statewide Summary of Reported Activity
For the Year Ended August 31, 1997

 
 

 

 C R I M I N A L  D O C K E T  
        DWI Theft or       Other    
  or Worthless Drug Criminal Total  
  Cases on Docket: DUID Check Offenses Assault Traffic Cases Cases  
   
  Cases Pending   09/01/96 106,918 212,950 29,606 41,808 61,984 112,229 565,495  
   
  Docket Adjustments 989 3,016 344 (29) (501) 1,483 5,302  
   
  New Cases Filed 78,613 104,931 40,185 50,171 37,975 132,396 444,271  
  Cases Appealed From Lower Court 15 669 111 174 25,993 3,808 30,770  
  Other Cases Reaching Docket:  
  Motions to Revoke Filed 18,759 11,622 6,603 6,687 3,769 13,726 61,166  
  All Other Cases Reaching Docket 582 521 208 284 428 1,059 3,082  
   
  Total Cases on Docket 205,876 333,709 77,057 99,095 129,648 264,701 1,110,086  
   
  Dispositions:  
   
  Convictions:  
  Guilty Plea - No Jury 63,894 37,453 20,399 21,178 19,259 80,199 242,382  
  Not Guilty Plea - No Jury 444 145 125 207 137 442 1,500  
  Guilty Plea - Jury Verdict 121 26 15 41 28 74 305  
  Not Guilty Plea - Jury Verdict 734 126 71 244 45 379 1,599  
   
  Total Convictions 65,193 37,750 20,610 21,670 19,469 81,094 245,786  
   
  Placed on Deferred Adjudication 931 16,972 9,568 7,477 16,945 17,057 68,950  
   
  Acquittals:  
  Non - Jury Trial 568 121 93 354 3,792 646 5,574  
  Jury Verdict 463 33 28 237 13 245 1,019  
  Directed Verdict or JNOV 17 13 4 35 6 41 116  
     
  Total Acquittals 1,048 167 125 626 3,811 932 6,709  
   
  Dismissals:  
  Insufficient Evidence 822 2,398 665 1,409 959 3,000 9,253  
  Speedy Trial Act Limitation 434 668 209 282 195 657 2,445  
  Other Dismissals 12,410 45,273 7,346 17,336 25,398 34,769 142,532  
   
  Total Dismissals 13,666 48,339 8,220 19,027 26,552 38,426 154,230  
   
  Other Dispositions:  
  Motion to Revoke Granted 9,129 5,298 3,428 3,579 1,607 7,301 30,342  
  Motion to Revoke Denied 6,471 2,583 1,131 1,518 602 2,793 15,098  
  All other Dispositions 5,404 4,976 1,903 2,024 5,832 5,838 25,977  
   
  Total Dispositions 101,842 116,085 44,985 55,921 74,818 153,441 547,092  
   
  Cases Pending  08/31/97 104,034 217,624 32,072 43,174 54,830 111,260 562,994  
   
  Cases - Unapprehended Defendants 272,591  
   
  30 Days 31 Days 61 Days Over  
  Age of Cases Disposed or Less to 60 Days to 90 Days 90 Days Total  
  Number of Cases 126,272 66,290 53,064 301,466 547,092  
                       
  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 Hearings  
  Filed Held  
   
  Probate 55,452 81,641  
   
  Mental Health 26,434 32,180