Was it Trespassing or was it Burglary?
If you walk across my property I would consider that Trespassing. Misdemeanor here in Texas unless that person has a firearm, then it’s turned into a felony.
Walk across my property and go into one of my buildings and I’m calling it burglary. Felony here in Texas and GA.
Not directed at you but others here have made the comment about walking into construction sites and looking at the work being done. Why some people think it’s not just acceptable but common for people to trespass on another’s property is beyond me. I’m pretty protective of my property.
“Was it Trespassing or was it Burglary?”
Georgia law states that burglary requires intent on committing an unlawful act. There’s no way to know what Arbery’s intent was that day and as he took nothing, the most he could be charged with is trespassing which is a misdemeanor in that state and that depends on if the owner of the house under construction wished to press charges.