Supreme Court of Minnesota February 22, 1985, C1-83-698 (State v. Aune)

SIMONETT, Justice.

Defendant was charged with seven counts of transferring stolen property, Minn.Stat. §§ 609.05 (1984) and 609.53, subd. 1(1) (Supp.1981) (amended 1982 and 1984), based on his role in selling stolen property on seven different dates in 1981 and 1982 to undercover officers running a so-called “sting” operation.