By May, the courtroom battle had already dragged on for months. The pro se defendant returned once more, this time with a bold strategy — she accused the prosecutor of misconduct and filed a motion to dismiss the case altogether. The judge listened patiently, but in the end, her motion was denied.
Two weeks later, she tried a new approach. This time she came armed with photographs, insisting they showed her backyard had been cleaned up. But the judge refused to review them directly, reminding her that compliance had to be proven properly in court.
With her dismissal motion denied and her evidence rejected, the pro se defendant left court still facing the very real possibility of trial.
