File Under: Kolossal Legal F*ckups

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hey, remember that Clemens perjury trial that started yesterday?

Remember how evidence of supposed wrongdoing from the Congressional testimony was specifically excluded from jury selection? You don't?

Well, neither did prosecutors, who showed portions of Clemens' questioning before Congress to prospective jurors in open court. Hello, instant mistrial!

Said District Court Judge Reggie Walton: this was a "1st-year law student mistake."

[TransMonk]

What a crock.

I'm sure this will somehow get spun into "mistrial = innocent".

[Guest themetfairy]

So it's a mistrial, early on in the process. They just have to start over again.

What's the big deal?

[Guest attgig]

themetfairy wrote: So it's a mistrial, early on in the process. They just have to start over again. What's the big deal?

still. it's ridiculous. our tax dollars at work... more time wasted. more govt resources wasted...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The video they played showed Rep. Elijah Cummings reading Pettitte's wife's affadavit... with highlighted text on the screen outlining her remembrance of Andy telling her that Clemens had admitted using steroids.

This'll probably get pushed back at least to September.

[Ceetar]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: The video they played showed Rep. Elijah Cummings reading Pettitte's wife's affadavit... with highlighted text on the screen outlining her remembrance of Andy telling her that Clemens had admitted using steroids. This'll probably get pushed back at least to September.

9/2 I think WFAN said. Hmm, if they drag this out another year and a half or so, it'll be going on while voters are seeing him on the ballot.

[Willets Point]

The prosecutors are Yankees fans!

[Fman99]

Shitdick lawyers.

[ashie62]

Not enough federal money to retry this..Dismissed..