United States v. Roger Clemens

Former Yankees Pitcher and 7-Time Cy Young Award Winner Roger Clemens Acquitted On All Counts in Federal Perjury/Obstruction Prosecution

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Anthony Lake

The Federal criminal story of the week is the acquittal of former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on two counts of perjury, three counts of making false statements and one count of obstructing Congress. The charges against Clemens arose from his testimony before Congress in 2008. The first trial of Clemens ended in a mistrial in July of last year.

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The Roger Clemens Trial: McNamee’s Soon-to-be Ex Weighs In

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Lee Davis

The Roger Clemens trial took another twist this week as Clemens’ primary accuser, Brian McNamee, saw his soon-to-be ex-wife take the stand to testify for the defense. As we’ve discussed many times before, McNamee serves as the government’s chief witness against Clemens’ steroid and HGH use. McNamee earlier testified that he saw and on occasion helped Clemens inject himself with performance enhancing drugs.

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The Roger Clemens Trial: The Defense Begins

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Lee Davis

Roger Clemens’ defense team began its case on Wednesday as former catcher Charlie O’Brien took the stand. O’Brien was less than clear about some points up for discussion but provided compelling testimony that Clemens was not a cheater and the secret to his career longevity was not drugs, but the split-finger fastball. Full Story

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Jury Gets to Ask Questions in the Roger Clemens Perjury Trial

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Philip Thomas

Interesting stuff from the Roger Clemens perjury trial in Washington. For the non-sports fans, Clemens was the greatest baseball pitcher of his generation. He pitched for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Astros. But he (allegedly) took performance enhancing drugs and lied to Congress about it. Federal perjury charges followed. Full Story

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LXBN This Week Ep. 3: Facebook’s IPO, Oracle V. Google, POM’s “Juice Wars” And U.S. V. Roger Clemens

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Kevin O'Keefe

After some time away, and coming at you after the long holiday weekend, we have the third installment of LXBN This Week, where LXBN editors Colin O’Keefe and Jared Sulzdorf run down the most talked about and most interesting stories on the LexBlog Network over the past week. In this week’s episode, they discuss the many different angles on Facebook’s big initial public offering, the big Oracle/Google battle over Android, POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola and the second go-around in the Roger Clemens perjury trial. Full Story

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Roger Clemens Trial – Jurors Question Witnesses

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Hayes Hunt

Jurors in Roger Clemens’ perjury case submitted 29 questions that they want to ask the prosecution’s chief witness, Brian McNamee. Among the questions: “Why should we believe you when you have shown so many inconsistencies with your testimonies?” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton will now have to decide which questions he will allow.

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The Roger Clemens Trial: Another Victory for the Prosecution

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Lee Davis

Judge Reggie Walton handed prosecutors a major victory with his ruling allowing the government to call two witnesses whose testimony will be used to bolster Brian McNamee’s credibility. The prosecution petitioned Judge Walton to allow them to call the witnesses to help counteract Clemens’ claim that McNamee has been changing his story on the reason for keeping medical waste in a Miller beer can.

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The Roger Clemens Trial: A Picture from a Pool Party Draws Attention

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Lee Davis

A young man was called to the stand earlier this week to testify that in 1998, at a pool party at Jose Canseco’s house, he saw Roger Clemens. While seemingly insignificant, the issue involves one of the false statements prosecutors claim Clemens made during his 2008 congressional testimony. Full Story

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The Roger Clemens Trial: A Man and a Beer Can

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lee Davis

In an unexpected twist to the Roger Clemens case an expert from MillerCoors took the stand to testify regarding the ins and outs of the beer manufacturing process. Prosecutors called MillerCoors manager Anthony Manuele to the stand to authenticate a beer can being used as physical evidence against Clemens. Full Story

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The Roger Clemens Trial: McNamee Plays the Sympathy Card with Jurors

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lee Davis

Brian McNamee’s final hours of testimony should serve as a help to the prosecution whose case has been struggling in recent days. After hours of especially difficult cross-examination McNamee ended his time on the stand as a sympathetic figure, even at one point apologizing to the jury for the frequent breaks his medical condition necessitates that he takes. Full Story

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United States v. Roger Clemens

Former Yankees Pitcher and 7-Time Cy Young Award Winner Roger Clemens Acquitted On All Counts in Federal Perjury/Obstruction Prosecution

The Roger Clemens Trial: McNamee’s Soon-to-be Ex Weighs In

The Roger Clemens Trial: The Defense Begins

Jury Gets to Ask Questions in the Roger Clemens Perjury Trial

LXBN This Week Ep. 3: Facebook’s IPO, Oracle V. Google, POM’s “Juice Wars” And U.S. V. Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens Trial – Jurors Question Witnesses

The Roger Clemens Trial: Another Victory for the Prosecution

The Roger Clemens Trial: A Picture from a Pool Party Draws Attention

The Roger Clemens Trial: A Man and a Beer Can

The Roger Clemens Trial: McNamee Plays the Sympathy Card with Jurors

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