Despite judge’s warning, Dixon jurors went on Facebook  

Posted: 9:07 pm Wed, December 2, 2009
By Brendan Kearney

Members of the jury who convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon of misappropriating gift cards Tuesday became friends on Facebook as much as a week earlier and referenced the case in online messages between days of deliberations. While it is not yet clear if the five jurors’ outside-of-court communications constitute juror misconduct, Visiting Judge Dennis M. Sweeney ...