Boveia v. State

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

Appellant Kathy Boveia 1 was convicted after a bench trial for filing a false police report and was sentenced to three years’ probation and a $350 fine. Boveia now appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in refusing to grant her directed-verdict motion because the State failed to prove that she filed a false police report in an attempt to conceal “criminal activity,” as required for the felony charge of this offense. We agree and affirm as modified.

On July 10, 2003, the State filed a felony information alleging that Boveia filed a false police report in an…