ESPN- The judge presiding over Roger Clemens' perjury trial declared a mistrial over inadmissible evidence shown to jurors.
U.S.
District Judge Reggie Walton said Clemens could not be assured a fair
trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence against his orders in the
second day of testimony.
He will hear a motion on whether a new
trial would be considered double jeopardy. Rusty Hardin, Clemens'
attorney, said he needs until July 29 to file the motion for the
double-jeopardy hearing. The prosecution has until Aug. 2 to respond and
the hearing would take place Sept. 2.
Walton apologized to the jurors when they came back into the courtroom and thanked them for their time.
I can honestly say that I care less about what happens to Clemens. He played in the steroid era in which everyone was hitting up the juice. He obviously did steroids, but if we throw all the players in jail that did roids that shit would be slam packed. It's obvious he lied to the jury, but if he gets off it's not the worst thing anyone has ever gotten off for. OJ
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