State of Minnesota v. Raeleen Kay Johnson, A21-1360, Supreme Court, September 13, 2023

Syllabus

1. Because the \informs\ element of the offense of falsely reporting a crime, Minn. Stat. § 609.505 (2022), is satisfied when a law enforcement officer receives the false report of a crime, venue for the crime of filing a false report is proper in the place where the officer receives the false report. 1 2. Because the circumstantial evidence proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the law enforcement officer received the false report of a crime in Waseca County, the evidence is sufficient to sustain appellant's conviction. Affirmed.