People v. Scott

Defendant was convicted of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than $100, MCL 750.535; MSA 28.803, following a bench trial. He argues that the prosecutor failed to prove that defendant had the requisite guilty knowledge. We affirm.

On February 24, 1985, at 2:00 a.m., the police pulled defendant over for running a stop sign. Defendant could not produce registration for the van he was driving. He told the officers that he was working on the van and had had it for about six months. Upon a more thorough investigation, the officers observed that: the vehicle identification number…