ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.
Joanne Lee Boland appeals a judgment and sentence for falsely reporting a capital felony to a law enforcement officer. We conclude that the trial court erred in failing to give an instruction on a necessarily lesser-included offense as requested by Ms. Boland. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
Ms. Boland called a deputy at the Lee County Sheriff's Office on September 4, 2002, and reported that a local doctor was molesting...
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