BOISE - A homeless man is declaring victory after a camping charge against him was dropped by Boise. But prosecutors say it's victory for taxpayers.

“I fought it and I won,” said Jimmy Moore.

Moore's case started back in July of 2008 when he was cited for sleeping in bushes along the Boise River in Ann Morrison Park. The homeless man challenged it in court, starting a 16-month series of hearings, motions and appeals.

It was all for a $50 ticket.

City attorneys caved on the day of Moore's trial, dismissing the camping charge, but Judge Theresa Gardunia hit the homeless man with $300 in attorney's fees.

It wasn't the first time Moore has been ordered to pay. According to the Idaho Repository online, Moore has been fined in six previous cases and hasn't paid once. His unpaid fines add up to $920.

“They've got robbers, murderers, rapists, you name it out here,” Moore said, “carjackers and that. And they're out running around looking in bushes for homeless people sleeping. Come on, (it's) taxpayer's money! What's up?”

The city attorney's office says it handles 70,000 cases a year, and it would be impossible to calculate how much it woul cost to handle Moore's case for 16 months.