Clemens apparently deserved a mistrial.

He will get in eventually.

Just drop it, DOJ. This is just embarrassing.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,1724711.story

Take notes Bautista.

Brilliant move by the prosectution to get a new jury. The cousin of one of Clemens' old coaches was a jury member as well as a jury member that thought Michael Vick was "done wrong".

Really? That was either an epically bad jury pool or a crap voire dire by the prosecution.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...NhHmQNpfrNUaAw
Seriously?

Criminal trial

likely Double Jeopardy ruling



How is that a brilliant move?

I'm sure that only applies if it goes to verdict.

You're wrong

So you think Roger CAN NOT be charged again because of a mistrial?

I'm not a legal expert, but that doesn't make any sense.

:facepalm:

I think you are right, but I don't know anything for certain.

The judge hasn't yet ruled on it. However, it's likely that he'll rule that Roger cannot be tried again on the same charges. Clemens will either be free of this after the Sept. 2 hearing, or he'll have an obvious issue on appeal.

I won't say likely. I won't even go with probable.

'Possible', certainly. But the prosecution never even truly began it's case-in-chief, let alone wrapped it up. And as this case was clearly not decided based on the merits, I'm not sure how a court would determine there was any double jeopardy here.

The obvious issue is the fact that a jury was selected and there could be prejudice to the defendant by now subjecting him to a 2nd jury. But with the court having no earthly idea how jury 1 would have ruled (afterall, maybe this saves Rocket's ass), I think they would be reluctant to engage in that much speculation and call it a double-jeopardy matter.

Now this is bad prosecuting. That's probably the singled dumbest thing I've ever even heard of an attorney doing. It's just staggering that a US Attorney could've been that careless.

Somebody should lose their job over it, for sure.