RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

Keith Terrance Adams, 41, of no fixed address, four counts of theft, four weeks prison (concurrent) on each count; theft of a charity box after entering the Brewhouse Theatre as a trespasser, 12 weeks prison (consecutive), £122 victim surcharge; theft, four weeks prison (consecutive); breached a suspended sentence order imposed for two counts of theft, failed to surrender to custody, possession of cocaine, three weeks prison (consecutive) on each count. (G).

Andrew Penna, 51, of Spencer Avenue, Taunton, speeding, £150 fine, £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs, three points. (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Details supplied by the courts.