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48 potentially expose innocent people to prosecution and pos- Sible conviction? | Although there are some indications from some dissenting justices in the United States Supreme Court ; that undercover activities, deception, trickery and similar techniques by police should be impermissible under our . constitution, the great majority of opinions on the subject, and all holdings by the Supreme Court and, as far as this court is aware, by the circuit courts as well, have recog- nized that in order to combat crime in our society it is . } permissible for police to employ artifice and stratagem, to use undercover agents who deal directly with criminals, and to present opportunities and facilities to them for the commission of an offense.