A man was sentenced in Supreme Court to two years in prison, yesterday after he attempted to cash a stolen cheque.

Stephen Pitt, 50, of Alexandria Road, Devonshire who has a list of previous convictions of a similar nature was found guilty of receiving a stolen cheque, forgery, uttering and false pretences.

On June 18 last year Pitt took the cheque to a bank and attempted to cash it. He wrote the cheques out to himself for $2,000.

Pitt wasn't able to cash the cheque because the bank's computer indicated a stop had been placed on the cheque.

Crown counsel Shakira Dill told the court that Pitt had an "extensive criminal history" and had been convicted for several break-ins.

She added that he was still not deterred from committing these crimes even though he had previously been imprisoned for three years.

Pitt, who was unrepresented, said he never received any money when he attempted to cash the cheque.

"I'm sorry for whatever," he said.

He explained to Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons that he couldn't get a job and was behind on his rent and child support and asked to be given another "chance".

Mrs. Justice Simmons said: "Give you another chance to steal another cheque?"

She took into consideration the fact that Pitt didn't receive any money but added that with the prevalence of cheque fraud in the community, the crime needed to be deterred.