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A man threw himself on a judge’s mercy, telling him: “I am not a criminal, I just make wrong and stupid decisions.”

A man who breached his suspended sentence order through bad behaviour and failing to turn up was told the keys to the cell doors were in his hands.

Oxford Magistrates’ Court

EVIE ASHLEY, 26, of Stanford in the Vale, was given a community order with 100 hours of unpaid work and a nine month alcohol treatment requirement after she admitted drink driving a Toyota in Bampton. Tests showed she had 103mcgs of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcgs. She was banned from driving for four years. Ashley also admitted stealing clothing from JD Sports in Camden and assaulting a police officer. She was fined £100 and ordered to pay £100 compensation to the police officer. MASSIMILIANO D’AMARIO, 38, of Saxton Road, Abingdon, was fined £400 after he plead...

Corn Street, Witney Picture: GOOGLE A phone thief was branded an ‘idiot’ by his own lawyer for prioritising a seaside birthday party over speaking to the probation service. Leigh Clarke, 30, was due to be sentenced on Monday morning alongside friend Samuel Cooper, 29, for attacking another man and taking his phone. But his brief, Lyall Thompson, told Oxford Crown Court there was no probation report and that the officer had been unable to get in touch with his client until last Thursday. He said it was unfortunate that an appointment was given at such late notice but acknowledged h...