Eyes on the Street

Sheila Dixon Trial: Jury Dismissed Until Monday

Evan Serpick — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:18 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. Jury says it’s “overheated” and wants to be dismissed for the day. Judge Sweeney sent them home until Monday at 9 a.m.

Sheila Dixon Trial: Jury Still Deliberating

Evan Serpick — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:41 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. After ten hours of deliberations, the Dixon jury still has not reached a verdict. “Keep praying,” Dixon’s attorney Arnold Weiner told a supporter of the mayor. No matter the outcome, prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh said Dixon’s March trial for perjury [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial: Deliberations Continue

Evan Serpick — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:22 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 4:00 p.m. The jury had a question, requiring all sides to return to court at around 315 p.m. At that time, Judge Sweeney told the lawyers that the jury wanted a transcript of testimony. The request was denied. The jury [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial: Closing Arguments End; Deliberations Begin

Evan Serpick — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:50 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 12:45 p.m. The jury began deliberations at 12:30 p.m. after a morning of closing arguments. Dixon defense attorney Arnold Weiner said the prosecutors are asking the jury to decide Dixon’s guilt based on their “imagination” not the “evidence” that [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial Update: The Defense Rests

Evan Serpick — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:17 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 10:00 a.m. Mayor Dixon’s defense rested its case at 9:45 a.m. after calling two witnesses: a florist and Rev. Frank M Reid III, Dixon’s pastor and spiritual adviser. Judge Dennis Sweeney scheduled closing arguments for tomorrow morning. He sent the [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial: Jury Dismissed for the Day

Evan Serpick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:36 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 3:30 p.m. Judge Sweeney sent the jury home at 3:15 p.m. after hearing two witnesses called by Dixon’s team. The two were character witnesses and fellow members of Dixon’s church, Bethel AME. It took three bench conferences with the judge [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial: Some Charges Dismissed

Evan Serpick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:01 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. After Robert Lipscomb failed to appear for the prosecution, Judge Sweeney agreed with Dixon’s attorneys and dismissed the two charges related to the gift cards that Lipscomb gave to Dixon. But he rejected Dixon’s request to declare a mistrial [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial Update: Surprise!

Evan Serpick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:05:23 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 11:00 a.m. Major surprise this morning! The state rested at 10:53 a.m. without calling Ronald Libscomb. Prosecutors called one witness, a Circuit City representative, this morning. The company official walked the jury through records that showed how Dixon and her [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial Update: More Damning Evidence

Evan Serpick — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:55:57 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 4:45 p.m. Developer Glenn Charlow took the stand after lunch today, but was asked to step down after a meeting between the lawyers and Judge Sweeney. It’s unclear if he will be permitted to testify as to what Patrick Turner [...]

Sheila Dixon Trial Update: Damning Testimony, Comic Relief

Evan Serpick — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:53 +0000

Our reporter Doug Donovan is sending updates from the coutroom throughout the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. 1:45 p.m. Mayor Dixon’s trial got off to a stunning second week today when developer Patrick Turner testified that Dixon asked him to donate gift cards to a city hall charity for the needy. Prosecutors have shown that Dixon [...]