Their crimes include a violent attack and a robbery at knife-point.
This week, our court round-up also includes a man who attended a voluntary interview at a police station to admit he’d been watching child pornography for years..
Here are nine of the criminals who appeared before judges this week -
1. David Hunter
David Hunter, 38, of High Street, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, was jailed for five years after he was found guilty of causing GBH with intent. It followed an incident on Stratford Terrace in Beeston in August 2021 in which he stabbed his friend twice after becoming paranoid. | West Yorkshire Police Photo: West Yorkshire Police
2. Thomas McConnell
Thomas McConnell, 23, of Winrose Approach, Leeds, was handed an eight-month sentence which was suspended for two years, and was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity days after pleading guilty to one count of dangerous driving and another of failing to provide a specimen. It came after he was spotted driving at speed on Great Wilson Street in March, narrowly missing revellers as he drove on a pavement and down a one-way street going the wrong way. | richard - stock.adobe.com Photo: richard - stock.adobe.com
3. Shafiqal Islam
Shafiqal Islam, 28, of Hillcrest Avenue, Chapeltown, was handed a 16-month sentence that was suspended for two years after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to supply cannabis. He was caught selling the drug on Compton Road in Harehills in November. | Google Photo: Google
4. David Hancock
David Hancock, 44, of Beech Walk, Gipton, was handed a 20-week sentence which was suspended for a year, and was ordered to carry out 15 rehabilitation activity days. He threatened to stab his neighbour during a relentless tirade of abuse in 2022. He was sentenced for a count of racially aggravated harassment, and a count of criminal damage after spitting on the backseat of a police car after his arrest. | Google Photo: Google
5. Claire Platt
Claire Platt, 46, of Haighside Close, Rothwell, was handed a two-year sentence which was suspended for the same length, and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work, for one count o strangulation and another of actual bodily harm. It came after she strangled her estranged husband on October 1 at their address. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
6. Nathan Holding
Nathan Holding, 31, of Lower Warrengage, Wakefield, was jailed for three years and nine months after an incident on August 27 in which he stole a man's phone in a knife point robbery before selling it on for £20. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty