can i sue someone for slander on making a not true statement to a sworn police officer

As but one example, a damaging untruthful spoken statement that you are a criminal might be defamation "per se". Slander is an untruthful spoken statement about a person that harms the person's reputation or standing in the community. Far too many variables exist in the short post you wrote for any further observation by me.

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According to Georgia law, and in particular O.C.G.A. § 51-5-4:

(a) Slander or oral defamation consists in:

(1) Imputing to another a crime punishable by law;
(2) Charging a person with having some contagious disorder or with being guilty of some debasing act which may exclude him from society;
(3) Making charges against another in reference to his trade, office, or profession, calculated to injure him therein; or
(4) Uttering any disparaging words productive of special damage which flows naturally therefrom.

(b) In the situation described in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section, special damage is essential to support an action; in the situations described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section, damage is inferred.


The problem with your fact pattern is that, while you may certainly sue your old boss, you may have difficulty winning unless the statements have resulted in tangible damages in accordance with paragraph (4) above.



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