She has been given time to show she can stay out of trouble and save for a fine.
A 30-year-old man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court in connection with a total of nine offences.
Owen Grant made no plea to the murder charge before being led out under a blanket by three guards.
Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last month.
A health industry executive from Muir of Ord who hit 115mph on a major Highland route landed a hefty fine and ban.
Police carried out a drugs search at an Inverness property and arrested three people including a young Birmingham father.
The man made the threats as he was arrested by four officers in Inverness.
Four young girls were subjected to sexual remarks and indecent behaviour by an Inverness man almost exactly a year apart.
Two men have appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court for a second time charged with the murder of a 36-year-old local man.
A 23 year old was fined £420 and banned from driving for a year after admitting having metabolites of cannabis and cocaine in his system.
Police officers were threatened with violence when they attended at an Inverness property and told the occupant to turn his loud music down.
Book lovers were treated to two popular author visits at one Inverness library, including a visit from award-winning local author Shona Maclean.
Cromarty Firth Cllr Maxine Smith is accused of faking disabled parking blue badges so drivers of tour buses owned by her could use restricted spaces.
The man admitted involvement in three separate incidents when he appeared in court this week.
A teenager has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of attempting to murder a police officer in Easter Ross.
Three people sustained fractures when a teenage driver from Nairn took a bend too fast and collided with a camper van on the A96.
A life-long family friend of an Inverness woman and her 17 year old son who attacked them both in their home will be sentenced next month.
A jury had found the man guilty of carrying out the assault after a drinking session.
Prison officers were attacked by an inmate who began to trash his cell because he "wasn't coping" with life inside.
Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Ross MacGillivray (36) in Inverness just over a week ago.