Q: Does illegal entry have to be proven in auto burglary case, (TCA 39-14-402? Can a finders-keepers defense be use?
While roaming the woods blanketed with a heavy snow covering, my juvenile grandson and his friend found a camera protruding from the snow. He brought the camera home with him. It was a single camera. The next day, a gentleman came to my home, accusing the juvenile of taking three (3) cameras from his car parked 300 yards from the spot where my grandson and friend found the camera. He says he traced footprints from where is car was parked to my house nearly a half/mile away. He basis his accusations that he has been able to follow a heel pattern like the ones that were on a pair of boots sitting on my porch. The two boys declared they never went near the car, that they never found but a single camera, and that the question of shoe prints is moot, because he was never wearing the boots on the day the gentleman said they entered his car. There were no shoe sprints leading from his car to my house. Many people roam the area and many prints are present. authorities use problem cause
A: It appears that your grandson admitted to possessing a camera linked to a break in of a vehicle. You can help him by getting a lawyer to defend him. His story needs to be developed and evaluated against the State's proof. It may be that the car was broken into by someone else. Speak with a lawyer right away about getting your grandson some help. Good luck.
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