Can one spouse be tried and convicted for going onto the other spouse’s property?
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Can one spouse be tried and convicted for going onto the other spouse’s property?
A friend was arrested, and charges are pending, because he went to his wife’s home after she had surgery to find out how she was. Her daughter shoved my friend and he called the law. The police officer came out to the residence and talked to the daughter, and she said he was trying to break in the house. This man, is 75 years old. I doubt he is capable of breaking into a home with people in the house. He was very concerned about his wife and was trying to find out how she was doing after breast cancer surgery.
Asked on July 31, 2012 under Criminal Law, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Good question. It is entirely possible that one spouse can be arrested, tried and convicted for entering onto his or her spouse's property.
The problem from the district attorney's perspective concerning the facts of your question is that if the husband and wife are not separated, get along and there are no prior incidents of violence between them it seems improper to make a big deal about the incident from a legal and factual perspective.
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