Supreme Court yesterday, bringing "the oldest matter on the Crown's calendar'' a step closer to resolution.

"I have no intention of contesting any of the charges against me,'' Shabazz told Puisne Judge the Hon. Mr. Justice Meerabux. "There will be no need for any jury or trial.'' Shabazz, a former assistant manager at the Bank of Bermuda, has been charged with stealing more than $42,000 from a general ledger account between October and December of 1990.

In addition to using the money for his own personal purposes, Shabazz was said by the prosecution to have played a "good Samaritan'' by giving a co-worker some $25,000 after she had been turned down for a bank loan of her own.

Only $1,500 of those funds have been recovered, court heard yesterday.

Shabazz, who is representing himself, was released on bail until February 27 so a social inquiry report could be prepared.

Last June, a prosecutor referred to his case as the "oldest matter on the Crown's calendar.''