People v. Artuso

I respectfully disagree with the majority holding that People v Beavers, 393 Mich 554; 227 NW2d 511 (1975), should be extended to include participant recording rather than the more limited participant monitoring upon which Beavers was based.

As to the cases cited by the majority from the Court of Appeals, namely, People v Taylor, 93 Mich App 292; 287 NW2d 210 (1979), People v Perry, 91 Mich App 79; 282 NW2d 14 (1979), and People v Hall, 88 Mich App 324; 276 NW2d 897 (1979), I decline to follow their reasoning. Instead, I would rely on the reasoning of Judge Danhof’s dissent in People v Hall,…