[farmer_giles_of_ham]

Originally Posted by Shoonra

First, the caretaker is not the owner of the property, nor necessarily its manager, and probably has no authority to sell digging or other rights on the property any more than the janitor of a hotel has to hand out free room reservations.

He has the apparent authority, as per statute.

Second, I'll bet that Texas, like most states, has some sort of law restricting digs of Indian antiquities. I am not sure if even the outright owners of land can dig in violation of those restrictions.

Which has nothing to do with this case, "this fellow" is not charged with disturbing indian antiquities.

Third, this fellow seems to be in serious legal trouble now and I suggest he not try to handle this by himself.

yeah, he should get an attorney who will argue about "indian digging rights" when he is actually charged with mischief and trespass.

Thats what public education does- teaches the clash of random opinions.

Get 10 free lawyers as co-counsel, for sure, proceed IN FORMA PAUPERIS, and make sure you keep your eyes on the matter at hand- you are accused of specific "crimes" and the allegations must fit the bill by claiming each and every element of the offense charged.

But I think you will be alright- it's just a class C misdemeanor, up to $1000 fine total for 2 charges. It's actually not that serious, drag your feet, good luck.