Judge denies Dixon mistrial motion 

Posted: 12:18 pm Wed, November 25, 2009
By Brendan Kearney

Visiting Judge Dennis M. Sweeney has denied Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s motion for a mistrial, as the jury continues well into their fifth day of deliberations on charges that Dixon stole or misused gift cards intended for Baltimore’s needy families. After Sweeney denied the motion, he cleared the courtroom while attempting to respond to a jury ...