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STATE v. LEVANDOWSKI

955 S.W.2d 603 (1997)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Betty D. LEVANDOWSKI, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

October 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth F. Irvine, Jr., Knoxville, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Elizabeth T. Ryan, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, H. Greeley Wells, Jr., District Attorney General, Nancy Stallard Harr, Barry P. Staubus, Assistant District Attorneys General, Blountville, for Appellee.

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

In this appeal,1 we must determine whether a false response from an individual to an inquiry made by a law enforcement officer constitutes a false report within the meaning of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-502(a)(1) (1991). After careful review, we hold that § 39-16-502(a)(1) applies to statements volunteered or initiated by an individual but does...

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