Dixon judge throws out Lipscomb counts 

Posted: 12:01 pm Tue, November 17, 2009
By Brendan Kearney
Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer

The judge in Mayor Sheila Dixon’s theft trial has thrown out two of the seven counts against her, after the state rested its case without calling developer Ronald H. Lipscomb to the stand.

Counts 2 and 5 against Dixon dealt with gift cards allegedly given to her by Lipscomb, her former boyfriend, for distribution to needy families. Dixon’s defense team said the cards were personal gifts to her from Lipscomb.

Dixon’s attorneys also moved for a mistrial, which Visiting Judge Dennis M. Sweeney denied.

The defense is expected to open its case this afternoon in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

Follow our live tweets from the courtroom here.