So she appealed again. This time, the appellate court held that a trespasserr is someone whose behavior is not reasonably related to the purpose for which private property is open to the public. The court found that Lundgren's use of the property was reasonable and did not interfere with any other legitimate use of the property. The trespassing law itself was constitutional, but the way it was applied to Lundgren was an unreasonable manner restriction. The case was finally dismissed on January 28, 1987.
Patience is a virtue.
Municipal Court, Chico Judicial District, Butte County, Nos. Biscovich and friends staged a sit-in at the office of their California State Representative, protesting U.S. policy in Central America. The activists were arrested for trespassing. At trial, they argued that they were peaceably assembling and petitioning their government for a redress of grievances, as protected by the Constitution. They also argued that the legislative office was a public forum, a proper place for political discussions.