On April 10, Fresno Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez ruled that the Fresno City Attorney’s Office failed to meet the 45-day deadline to bring an unhoused individual to trial; 77-year-old Wickey Two Hands was accused of violating the City’s harsh no camping ordinance implemented on Sept. 23, 2024. California law states that a defendant on a misdemeanor charge must be brought to trial within 45 days, if out of custody.
Attorney Kevin Little, representing Two Hands, said, “On Feb. 20, we insisted on our right to a speedy trial and objected to any postponement. Today is well beyond the deadline so this judge just wasn’t having it. He saw that this was not a lawful continuance and therefore dismissed the case.”
Judge Alvarez noted that the case should have been heard by March 6…