Stealing nine bottles of Moet champagne and drink driving - the latest Sunderland court cases

The following cases have been dealt with recently at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court:
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Sam Raine, 21, of Lime Street, Sunderland, was banned from driving for a year, fined £120 and ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting drug driving on February 19.

David Straughan, also known as Bevan, 32, of Ribble Road, Red House, Sunderland, received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay a £22 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting stealing nine bottles of Moet champagne worth a combined £368 from Sainsbury’s, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, on June 13.

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Tyler Paul Anthony Davison, 19, of Saville Street, North Shields, was banned from driving for a year, fined £162 and ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge and £300 prosecution costs after admitting taking a car without the owner’s consent, driving without insurance and driving without a valid licence, all in Sunderland, on December 18 last year.

The cases were heard recently at Sunderland Magistrates' Court.The cases were heard recently at Sunderland Magistrates' Court.
The cases were heard recently at Sunderland Magistrates' Court.

Samantha Louise Miller, 34, of Low Downs Road, Hetton, received six penalty points on her driving licence, was fined £120 and ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after she was convicted of permitting another person to drive a car without the correct licence or insurance in Washington on May 12 last year.

Julie Jones, 46, of Barningham Close, Sunderland, received 10 penalty points on her driving licence, was fined £120 and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting drink driving on April 19.

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