False Report Of Crime

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Instruction 7.260
Revised May 2014
FALSE REPORT OF A CRIM E
FALSE REPORT OF A CRIME
G.L. c. 269, § 13A
The defendant is charged with making a false report of a crime.
In order to prove the defendant guilty of this offense, the
Commonwealth must prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: That the defendant reported a crime to a police officer, or
caused such a report to be made;
Second: That the report was false;
Third: That the defendant intended to make the false report to a
police officer and it was not made merely by accident or through
negligence; and
Fourth: That the defendant knew that the report (he) (she) was
making or causing to be made was false.
Commonwealth v. Salyer, 84 Mass. App. Ct. 346, 351-352 (2013).
If the Commonwealth has proved all four elements beyond a
reasonable doubt, you should return a verdict of guilty. If the
Commonwealth has failed to prove any element of the offense beyond a
reasonable doubt, you must return a verdict of not guilty.
See Instructions 3.120 (Intent) and 3.140 (Knowledge).

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