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A 49-year-old man who is accused of having stolen thousands of pounds worth of electronics and guitars in Grouville in March will face trial in the Royal Court later this year.
Matthew John Higham is facing 11 counts, including five of larceny and one of illegal entry and larceny. He is pleading not guilty to all except one.
Mr Higham is accused of having broken into a house in Grouville between 01:00 and 02:00 on 28 March 2017. He allegedly stole thousands of pounds worth of electronics, including an Apple Mac laptop, a hard drive, two cameras, as well as three electric guitars.
He is also accused of having stolen a blue Nissan Micra from the property which he drove while disqualified and without insurance.
Mr Higham is also facing two counts of 'Obtaining a service by fraud' as he allegedly used a MasterCard taken from the Grouville property to obtain services from Google Play on two occasions to the value of £1 and £4.99.
Following the alleged break-in in Grouville, the 48-year-old man is suspected of having stolen a £94 bike from The Old Smugglers Inn in St. Brelade. He also allegedly stole a £552 iPhone from the Airtel Vodafone shop and a £850 MacBook Air from the Powerhouse on Don Street.
He is also facing an accusation of larceny for having stolen a Philips shaver, worth £170, from Boots between 18 March and 22 March.
Mr Higham is pleading not guilty to all counts. He has however pleaded guilty to one count of larceny for a £1.15 sausage roll he stole from the Foodhall in St. Brelade.
Mr Higham, who is representing himself, has declined receiving legal assistance. He will face an assize trial in Royal Court on 20 November and has been remanded in custody until then by Royal Commissioner Julian Clyde-Smith.
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