Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Texas

is it criminal trespassing if i was unaware i was trespassing? I was with a kid who claimed the house was his. he threw a rock through the front door which i realized is stupid but he claimed he owned the house and it's not illegal to throw a rock through your own front door. If i was told the truth i wouldn't have stepped inside the house but i did and i am being charged with criminal trespassing.


Asked on 2/07/13, 10:50 am

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Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

You need a lawyer. You have a potential defense but not very believable (that a kid would throw a rock through the front door.....) Your offense is a class B misdemeanor which carries up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine.

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Answered on 2/07/13, 3:08 pm


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