California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from City of Long Beach v. Bozek, 118 Cal.App.3d 847, 173 Cal.Rptr. 611 (Cal. App. 1981):
Pena v. Municipal Court, supra, held only that a complaint to the police department asserting misconduct by police officers does not constitute the crime prescribed by Penal Code section 148.5 of reporting to a police officer that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed, knowing such report to be false. (96 Cal.App.3d at p. 83, 157 Cal.Rptr. 584.) Having so held, the court stated: "Thus, appellant's more complex constitutional arguments need not be considered." (Id.)
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