A drug dealing dad fell asleep in the dock as he was preparing to be sentenced.
His Honour Judge Simon Batiste noticed Martin Mitchell, 36, had nodded off as his barrister stood to give submissions at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday.
Mitchell, of Rosemount Road in Bramley, was appearing at the court to be sentenced for two counts of possession with intent to supply class B drugs and two counts of possession of class B drugs. As Richard Holland, mitigating, told the court Mitchell had a new tenancy at a property away from his previous environment and is now caring for his two children, the judge said: "It appears he is claiming to be drug free...at the moment he appears to be asleep."
