from: William Hughes

On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, Mayor Sheila Dixon’s controversial plea deal, in the two criminal cases pending against her with the State Prosecutor’s Office, was accepted by the Trial Judge. As a result, she is no longer the Mayor of Baltimore City. At a curbside press conference, outside of the Court House East, Dixon’s attorney, Arnold Weiner, spoke to the media. He insisted: “Mayor Dixon got a fair deal under all the circumstances.” Mr. Weiner is one of Baltimore City’s top criminal defense lawyers. For details on the plea deal and the Mayor’s “probation before judgment” sentence, go to: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-dixon-sentenced0204,0,3904936.story For my slant on the case, see: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/130841 and http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=liamh2#p/search/0/lJ4Ak7qvZV4