The New York Times
Thursday, July 14, 2011 -- 12:03 PM EDT
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Judge Declares Mistrial in Roger Clemens Perjury Case
The federal judge presiding over Roger Clemens's perjury trial declared a mistrial because the prosecution revealed information Thursday that he had previously deemed inadmissible.
The United States District Court Judge Reggie Walton abruptly stopped the trial and scolded the prosecution for playing a videotape of the 2008 Congressional hearings on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball. The part of the tape that worried him included comments made by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, about the credibility of Andy Pettitte, Clemens's former best friend and teammate, who is expected to be one of the star witnesses for the government.
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