Inverness Sheriff Court saw a huge mix of criminal business in December.
Police who conducted a routine check detected a strong smell of cannabis from the car.
Sheriff tells teen driver: "This has the flavour of someone showing off to his friends. It was a terrible accident with terrible consequences."
The low winter sun yesterday morning proved ideal conditions for those at the right latitude to see a rare cloud type.
Sheriff was told that the report had not been done due to "unforeseen circumstances".
He admitted a charge of threatening or abusive behaviour.
Sheriff tells 23-year-old to behave himself and have a Merry Christmas.
Outside the bar, the man continued to shout and swear at the manager saying that he had a "shotgun".
In another incident he was shouting incoherently in the street and challenged one man to fight.
He was fined and banned from driving at Inverness Sheriff Court.
A Christmas Day row marked the beginning of the end of a relationship between a 35-year-old man and his partner.
A woman was assaulted despite a man being banned from approaching or contacting her, by a court order.
Two of them were also accused of assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
The messages were mostly sent to the Dingwall woman via social media.
"It is a matter of regret for him this error of judgement," says defence solicitor.
A man suffered several fractures after his drinking buddy punched and kicked him on the head and body.
A man who smashed his sister's car while under the influence of 20 valium tablets was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid community work.
The tread on the man's show matched one left in the house, hears Inverness Sheriff Court.
A man who was ejected from a local bar because he was drunk returned home without his partner.
A resident of an Inverness street confronted another motorist who had parked his car in her private parking space and made a racial comment about him.
