In burglary law, what does having entered as a trespasser imply?

• A. Without permission to be there
• B. With the owner's consent
• C. On a probationary basis
• D. After being invited by the occupant

Answer: (A)

Entering a property as a trespasser means you did not have permission to be there. In burglary law, the unlawful entry (twithout the owner's consent) is what makes the entry a trespass and helps establish the criminal act of entering with the intent to commit a crime. If someone enters with consent, an invitation, or under any license from the owner, they aren’t a trespasser, so that entry wouldn’t meet the unlawful-entry element. The other scenarios imply permission or invitation, which contradict the idea of trespass.