People v. Artuso

Convicted by a jury of receiving and concealing stolen property over the value of $100, contrary to MCL 750.535; MSA 28.803, and sentenced to serve two and one-half to five years in prison, defendant appeals raising three issues which we consider seriatim.

Prior to trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained by FBI agents by means of electronic eavesdropping devices. The pretrial evidentiary hearing reveals that Federal agents were running a bogus fencing operation out of a warehouse in Taylor, in which they had installed hid*399den audio and video recording equipment. The agents were…