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:   Capital
Murder		 Murder
or Vol-
untary
Man-
slaughter
Assault
or At-
tempted
Murder		 Sexual
Assault
of an  Adult 		Indecen-
cy with
or
Sexual
Assault
of Child		 Robbery Burglary Theft Auto
Theft		 Arson Drug
Sale or
Manu-
facture
Drug
Posses-
sion
Felony
D.W.I.
Other
Felony
All
Misde- meanors		 Total
Cases
                                   
Cases Pending 09/01/97   831 2,660 13,792 2,292 7,635 6,338 18,226 23,206 5,952 1,008 15,723 30,990 10,181 35,301 8,148 182,283
                                   
Docket Adjustments     6 (33) 6 18 111 213 221 158 16 97 373 50 513 (31) 1,718
                                   
Cases Filed by Indictment   469 1,132 11,322 1,291 4,619 5,442 10,659 12,521 3,543 728 16,400 24,872 7,851 28,888 512 130,249
Cases Filed by Information   5 28 844 63 194 345 1,485 1,477 898 100 2,505 5,308 623 2,710 4,241 20,826
Other Cases Reaching Docket:                                  
  Motion to Revoke Filed
Shock Probation 		6 162 3,780 470 1,650 2,184 8,880 6,265 2,304 346 6,673 12,158 3,607 10,912 1,180 60,577
  Returned from TDCJ/ID 2 10 100 14 43 124 328 95 30 10 241 207 83 251   1,538
  Transfers From Other Counties 8 4 3       4 1     2   1 9 24 56
  All Other Cases 12 47 326 22 96 133 256 170 63 22 381 366 116 633 69 2,712
                                     
Total Cases on Docket   1,333 4,049 30,134 4,158 14,255 14,677 40,051 43,956 12,948 2,230 42,022 74,274 22,512 79,217 14,143 399,959
                                     
                                     
Dispositions:                                    
  Convictions:                                  
  Guilty Plea - No Jury 131 439 4,839 501 1,622 3,450 7,059 6,824 2,645 367 11,596 15,539 7,264 13,620 2,738 78,634
  Not Guilty Plea - No Jury 1 12 112 17 39 55 91 62 20 3 156 147 59 194   968
  Guilty Plea - Jury Verdict 11 57 66 15 86 89 37 23 5 6 49 56 34 74 9 617
  Not Guilty Plea - Jury Verdict 165 291 380 118 333 334 125 81 16 13 275 226 108 409 8 2,882
  Total Convictions 308 799 5,397 651 2,080 3,928 7,312 6,990 2,686 389 12,076 15,968 7,465 14,297 2,755 83,101
                                   
  Placed on Deferred Adjudication 8 96 3,186 302 1,213 978 2,855 3,909 753 198 3,170 7,076 96 8,275 477 32,592
                                   
  Acquittals:                                
  Non-Jury Trial   8 96 10 14 16 38 44 12 3 86 55 36 146 13 577
  Jury Verdict 8 46 108 37 89 33 31 33 8 2 38 62 23 122 6 646
  Directed Verdict or JNOV   2 10 1 3 2 5 3 1 2 7 12 2 11 1 62
  Total Acquittals 8 56 214 48 106 51 74 80 21 7 131 129 61 279 20 1,285
                                     
  Dismissals:                                
  Insufficient Evidence 7 33 238 47 118 101 206 267 77 26 259 658 68 643 57 2,805
  Conviction in Another Case 37 40 702 118 428 414 686 588 288 61 759 1,210 197 2,088 183 7,799
  Speedy Trial Act Limitation   1 8 3 7 1 4 5 1   6 8 4 23 1 72
  Case Refiled 66 102 389 73 139 213 150 219 30 23 236 225 132 681 86 2,764
  Defendant Unapprehended   1 22 1 12 8 89 184 57 1 248 77 29 192 1 922
  Defendant Granted Immunity 1 1 4 1 3 5 10 54 9   11 12 2 27   140
  Other Dismissals 68 159 1,945 293 790 593 1,312 1,903 592 96 1,203 2,755 540 4,701 1,158 18,108
  Total Dismissals 179 337 3,308 536 1,497 1,335 2,457 3,220 1,054 207 2,722 4,945 972 8,355 1,486 32,610
                                     
  Transfers:                                  
  On Change of Venue   8 2 1   1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 13 6 44
  To County Court   2 44 4   2 32 91 1   6 34 32 276 246 770
  Other Dispositions:                                
  Placed on Shock Probation 2 8 108 14 44 133 354 99 26 6 259 192 80 243 9 1,577
  Motion to Revoke Granted 4 69 1,817 204 778 1,227 4,854 3,203 1,467 209 4,307 6,120 1,697 5,512 568 32,036
 

Motion to Revoke Denied

 1 55 1,398 148 581 743 3,177 2,361 734 169 1,837 4,561 1,412 3,954 340 21,471
  All other Dispositions 14 53 542 62 166 192 828 491 192 38 592 1,178 302 1,336 158 6,144
                                   
  Total Dispositions 532 1,477 16,015 1,969 6,466 8,590 21,944 20,446 6,935 1,224 25,102 40,205 12,120 42,540 6,065 211,630
                                   
                                   
Cases Pending 8/31/98   801 2,572 14,119 2,189 7,789 6,087 18,107 23,510 6,013 1,006 16,920 34,069 10,392 36,677 8,078 188,329
                                   
                                   
Cases - Unapprehended Defendants                                 45,417
                                   
Sentencing Information:                                  
  Death Sentence - Cases 36                             36
  Life Sentence - Cases 120 60 20 36 40 40 12 1   1 10 3 3 27 1 374
  Lesser Offense Convictions 94 79 1,809 134 340 1,001 721 1,016 98 42 766 1,251 454 2,563 147 10,515
                                     
Additional Court Activity:                                  
  Jury Panels Examined                               4,413
  Jury Sworn & Evid. Presented                               4,385
  Cases - Attorneys Appointed                               107,825
                                     
                                     
Age of Cases Disposed     60 Days or Less   61 Days to 90 Days   91 Days
to 120 Days 		  Over 120
Days 		  Total            
Number of Cases     69,636   22,722   18,928   100,344   211,630