Example 1:  At the beginning of the reporting period, 50 appeals of Homicide convictions are in Begin Pending status (a). During the reporting period, 50 new Homicide appeals are filed with the court (b). Thirty-five (35) appeals are resolved during the reporting period (c). The remaining 65 cases are still awaiting disposition at the end of the reporting period and are recorded as End Pending (d).

Example 2:  One hundred seventy-five (175) appeals of Other Crimes Against the Person are in the Begin Pending status at the start of the reporting period (a). One hundred fifty (150) new appeals are filed during the reporting period (b). All 175 of the Begin Pending cases and 100 of the new filings are resolved (c). The remaining 50 cases are awaiting disposition and are classified as End Pending (d).

Example 3:  One hundred fifty (150) appeals of Burglary, Theft, and Other Crimes Against Property cases are pending at the start of the reporting period (a). During the reporting period, 50 new cases are filed (b). Two hundred (200) appeals are resolved during the reporting period (c). No cases are reported in the End Pending status (d).

Example 4:  One hundred (100) appeals of Drug convictions are awaiting resolution at the beginning of the reporting period (a). Ten (10) new appeals are filed during the reporting period (b). One hundred ten (110) appeals are resolved (c). No cases are reported as End Pending (d).

Example 5:  Twenty-five (25) of Other Felony Appeals are awaiting disposition at the start of the reporting period. No new cases are filed during the reporting period. All 25 cases are resolved. No cases are reported in the End Pending category.

Calculating Pending Caseloads    When using all ten available categories in the Caseload Summary, the user can calculate pending caseloads quite simply.  Using the totals from the examples above, the End Pending caseload is calculated by adding the Begin Pending and Filed cases and subtracting the Resolved cases.       Begin Pending   500   + Filed   260       760         - Resolved   645       (645)   End Pending 115