People v. Hastings

In People v Kyllonen, 402 Mich 135; 262 NW2d 2 (1978), we held that the person who had stolen property could not be convicted of buying, receiving, or aiding in the concealment of that property under the then-effective language of MCL 750.535(1); MSA 28.803(1). The issue in the instant case is whether the 1979 amendment of that statute, 1 which added possessing and concealing stolen property to the list of proscribed conduct, changes the Kyllonen rule. The Court of Appeals concluded that it did not, and reversed the defendant’s conviction. We disagree, and reverse the Court of Appeals…