A police officer stops Cedric for speeding in his new sports car.The officer smells the odor of alcohol on Cedric's breath.The officer asks Cedric,"Have you been drinking?" Cedric replies,"No sir," even though he drank a beer about two hours earlier.Nonetheless,the officer has Cedric take a field sobriety test.Cedric passes the test.The officer concludes that Cedric is not intoxicated,issues Cedric a citation for speeding,and sends him on his way.Which of the following statements is correct about this situation?

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Cedric's false statement was not material because he was not driving while intoxicated. In order for the offense of false report to a peace officer to occur, the false statement must be material to the investigation. Additionally, Cedric was not required to incriminate himself as the officer only asked if he had been drinking, not how much. Lastly, the officer did not specify a particular time period regarding the drinking, so Cedric's response was not necessarily false as he had only drank a beer two hours earlier.

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