BOSTON -- A pre-trial hearing is scheduled in Boston for the street artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama. But Shepard Fairey is not required to appear for Thursday's hearing in Brighton District Court. The 39-year-old Los Angeles resident has pleaded not guilty to a number counts of vandalism and faces up to three years in jail. Boston police accuse Fairey of vandalizing city property, including a Massachusetts Turnpike Authority building earlier this year.