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Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Misdemeanor Activity - 2012 Annual Report

  DUI/
Physical Control
Other Traffic Traffic
Subtotal
Non-Traffic Total
FILINGS
Citations/Complaints Filed  34,701  98,564  133,265  119,543  252,808 
Number of Violations Charged  35,385  113,419  148,804  153,643  302,447 
SETTINGS
Non-Jury Trial  936  1,932  2,868  3,677  6,545 
Jury Trial  15,396  14,563  29,959  38,642  68,601 
Total Trials Set  16,332  16,495  32,827  42,319  75,146 
CHARGE DISPOSITIONS
Bail Forfeiture  1,139  1,140  2,813  3,953 
Guilty  15,277  54,511  69,788  67,123  136,911 
Not Guilty  127  110  237  576  813 
Dismissed (1)  6,825  42,079  48,904  89,884  138,788 
Total Charge Dispositions (2)  22,230  97,839  120,069  160,396  280,465 
PROCEEDINGS
Non-Jury Trial  458  638  1,096  1,557  2,653 
Jury Trial  628  176  804  1,290  2,094 
Total Trials  1,086  814  1,900  2,847  4,747 
Arraignment  36,217  81,463  117,680  112,762  230,442 
Stipulation to the Record  1,306  4,518  5,824  5,819  11,643 
Other Hearing On Record  220,947  204,444  425,391  421,719  847,110 
Total Proceedings  259,556  291,239  550,795  543,147  1,093,942 
Reduced/Amended to Lesser Charge (3)  17,553         
Prosecution/Diversion  4,921  5,250  10,171  19,798  29,969 
Appeals to Superior Court  187  67  254  242  496 
Revenue  $15,265,452.00  $13,077,402.00  $28,342,854.00  $7,262,744.00  $35,605,598.00 
Court Costs Recovered          $7,328,071.00 
PSEA-2          $25,981,530.00 
Non-Traffic          $0.00 
Traffic          $0.00 

(1) Dismissals include cases in which the defendant has successfully completed the terms of deferred prosecution.
(2) Charge dispositions do not reflect outstanding warrants. DUI charge dispositions--like DUI charges--include those for any secondary charge on a DUI citation.
(3) This reporting category is specific to DUI charges.
(4) Includes criminal offenses resolved by Bail Forfeiture through 6/30/2012. Beginning 7/1/2012, all criminal offenses require a mandatory court appearance. Criminal offense cases may no longer be resolved by bail forfeiture. (CrRLJ 3.2)

 
 
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