Filings % of total Dispositions % of total End Pending % of total Homicide Forcible Rape Kidnap Assault Robbery Sexual Offense Property Offense Drug Offense Other Felony Miscellaneous Felony Petition Reduced to Misdemeanor Habeas Corpus Total Felonies The court also needs to know how the cases are being resolved – by conviction at trial, by plea, by diversion, by dismissal, by acquittal, etc. Table 4 shows that data for the eight most serious felony case categories. Table 4 Data by Type of Disposition by Case Type Forcible Sexual Property Drug Homicide Kidnap Assault Robbery Rape Offense Offense Offense Found Guilty by Jury Found Guilty by Court Pled Guilty to Felony Pled Guilty to Misdemeanor Diversion Acquittal Dismissal Total Table 5 shows the same information over a period of five years. The court can use this data to discern subtle changes in trial and other disposition rates over time. For instance, it could determine that a significant percentage of cases that resulted in guilty pleas five years ago are now being diverted. Diversion generally means that a case will remain pending longer on the court’s docket. Knowing this will help the court to understand some of its time to disposition data. Table 5
Filings % of total Dispositions % of total End Pending % of total Homicide Forcible Rape Kidnap Assault Robbery Sexual Offense Property Offense Drug Offense Other Felony Miscellaneous Felony Petition Reduced to Misdemeanor Habeas Corpus Total Felonies The court also needs to know how the cases are being resolved – by conviction at trial, by plea, by diversion, by dismissal, by acquittal, etc. Table 4 shows that data for the eight most serious felony case categories. Table 4 Data by Type of Disposition by Case Type Homicide Forcible Rape Kidnap Assault Robbery Sexual Offense Property Offense Drug Offense Found Guilty by Jury Found Guilty by Court Pled Guilty to Felony Pled Guilty to Misdemeanor Diversion Acquittal Dismissal Total Table 5 shows the same information over a period of five years. The court can use this data to discern subtle changes in trial and other disposition rates over time. For instance, it could determine that a significant percentage of cases that resulted in guilty pleas five years ago are now being diverted. Diversion generally means that a case will remain pending longer on the court’s docket. Knowing this will help the court to understand some of its time to disposition data. Table 5