THE Scheme star Marvin Baird was given a jail let-off despite falling asleep three times in court.
The dozy career criminal, 45, had to be warned by cops to stay awake as he waited in the public gallery for his case to be called.
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He’d brought a carrier bag packed with his belongings to Kilmarnock Sheriff Court — indicating that he expected to be put behind bars after earlier admitting a heroin charge.
When his hearing started, law chief Murdoch MacTaggart told Baird he might benefit from a Drug Treatment and Testing Order to help him battle his long-standing addictions.
Supported by a new partner, Baird replied: “I’ve been totally drug-free since December last year when this all happened, apart from diazepam.
“My doctor said he’ll keep giving me a wee bit less every time, so I think I’m fine with that.”
Incredibly, Baird appeared to snub the offer to avoid prison, saying: “I think this DTTO might be better for someone else.”
But Sheriff MacTaggart insisted on the order, adding: “We will see if you’re suitable.”
Baird was told to return to court next month for sentencing.
He was found by cops smoking heroin after a raid at his home in the town last December.
In March, Sheriff Rhona Wark told him he was on his “final chance” as she fined him £600 for having heroin in April 2023.
Viewers saw his struggles in the 2010 series about life in Kilmarnock’s Onthank estate.
