Stephens v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant Melissa Stephens was convicted of filing a false report with a law enforcement agency. She challenges her conviction, raising the question whether our criminal statute prohibiting the filing of a false report with a law enforcement agency is violated when the false statement is made by a person other than the one who actually called the police to report the crime. She asserts that the trial court erred when it denied her motion for directed verdict, in which she argued that the State had failed to prove that she “filed” the report. We find no error and affirm.

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