November 17th, 2009 - 6:06 pm

Sheila Dixon Trial: Jury Dismissed for the Day

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 to decide how best to ask if Dixon is honest and charitable.

The prosecution asked one witness if she knew Dixon personally. She said, "No."

"I take it you haven't gone shopping with her (Dixon)," Rohrbaugh asked.

"No," said the witness, Karen Daniels.