People v. Chavis

After waiving his right to a jury trial, defendant was convicted in a bench trial of violating MCL 750.41 la(l), which makes it a crime to intentionally make “a false report of the commission of a crime to a member of the Michigan state police, a sheriff or deputy sheriff, a police officer of a city or village, or any other peace officer of this state knowing the report is false . . . ,”1 The issue presented is whether defendant may be convicted of filing a false report pursuant to this statute, where defendant provided false details concerning the crime. We hold that defendant may be…