How long does a person go to jail for breaking and entering or trespassing?

Answer 1

It varies state-to-state, according to the way the law was drafted. It can also vary as to the time of day (day or night) - whether the building was occupied at the time - whether the premises was commercial or residential etc..

Answer 2

It depends upon the laws of the state in which the crime was committed, if the offender has a previous criminal record and other contributing factors. It's possible that the person will get probation and community service and not real jail time.

Answer 3

Depends on what state you are in and if guns are involved. Take one state--lets say Tennessee. Burglary there is TCA 39-14-402 a Class D felony.

IF you have no record and no other guns or crimes are involved you could get probation.

You are looking by the book at 2-4 years. If you have to serve you will do 30% of the time before you are eligible for parole--.3-.6 years in jail.

But if you have a completely clean, or relatively clean record you will probably be on supervised probation for 2-4 years.

If you have a record the time goes up.

But this varies from state to state. And if someone gets hurt, guns are involved, you get a tough DA with political ambitions, or it's in the media it can vary.

it all depends on what your charge is. It could be 2 to 20 years in prison but like above, if it is your first time in trouble then you may receive probation. If not, you get double the time than you did before

Answer 4

Too general a question to answer with any specifics. It all depends on the wording of the laws in your state or jurisdiction (e.g.- Was is a business place? Was it a residence? Was the residence occupied, or unoccupied, at the time? Was it during the hours of daylight? Was it during the hours of darkness?)

Answer 5

You can get up to 5 years for breaking and entering. Additional charges will be given if you steal, break, or damage anything.

Answer 6

Depending on what subject that was broken into up to 5 years