DETROIT – The preliminary examination has started in the case of graffiti artist Shepard Fairey, who is charged with illegally tagging buildings in Detroit.
Fairey is charged with malicious destruction of property. It was not immediately clear Tuesday if he would testify.
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An attorney for the city has said three of nine properties that were damaged are city-owned. The damage has been estimated at around $30,000.
Defence attorney Bradley Friedman has said the “expectation is that Mr. Fairey will be vindicated.”
Fairey was in Detroit in May to complete a mural on a downtown building.
In the past, he was in a legal dispute with The Associated Press after using an AP photo in his famous Barack Obama “HOPE” poster. He agreed in 2011 to pay $1.6 million.
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