State v. Printz

HAYS, Justice.

Charles Frederick Printz appeals from his January 16, 1979 conviction on three counts of attempted possession of stolen property. Taking jurisdiction pursuant to 17A A.R.S., Supreme Court Rules, rule 47(e)(5), we affirm.

A review of the record establishes the following facts. In order to combat significant local trade in stolen property, the police departments of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa, Arizona, combined forces and initiated the Tri-City Task Force, an undercover operation involving the sale of allegedly stolen property to suspected dealers in such contraband by non-uniformed…