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Roger Clemens will be facing the jury next month and will convince them that he did not lie about his use of steroids. The Rocket is facing one count of obstructing a congressional investigation, two counts of perjury and 3 counts of making false statements. As the trial nears, the defense team filed this week a motion that specifically targets the prosecution?s main witness Brian McNamee. They want to break the credibility of the former trainer by requesting the court to allow them present a previous sexual assault investigation against McNamee.
Defense Wants to Prove McNamee Habitual Liar
In the previous hearings, the defense already argued that the trainer provided federal investigators false statements. To bolster their argument, a 2001 sexual assault incident in St. Petersburg, Florida was exposed. According to online sources, the incident that happened in a Yankees hotel in Florida involved McNamee and a Yankees employee. When police questioned the trainer, he told investigators that the other man was not an employee of the Yankees.
Prosecution Asked the Judge to Bar Discussion of the Incident
In a separate filing, the prosecution asked Judge Reggie Walton to impose limitations during cross examinations particularly raising issues related to the 2001 incident. ?The government files this motion to obtain, in advance of trial, a ruling imposing necessary limits to prevent that legitimate cross-examination from turning into an unfairly prejudicial, and procedurally improper, sideshow,? said the prosecutors.
They contend that the alleged sexual assault investigation did not flourish and no charges were filed against McNamee. ?The defense may impeach Mr. McNamee?s character for truthfulness by asking whether he made false statements to Florida police in 2001,? added the federal prosecutors.
Other Witnesses Should be Barred from Testifying
It is estimated that all parties will be presenting at least 45 witnesses when the steroid perjury trial begins first week of July. The defense, on the other hand, wants other witnesses of the prosecution to be excluded in the list of witnesses because they don?t have any direct knowledge of the allege use of steroids and HGH of the pitcher. The testimonies of former Yankees Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Stanton and Andy Pettite?s wife should be considered as hearsay and may only infer guilt by association.
McNamee claimed that he also provided performance enhancing drugs to these players. But the defense argued that these witnesses can?t say they have seen Clemens used steroids. An excerpt of the court filing provided by NY Daily News states: ?Indeed, Mr. Knoblauch, Mr. Stanton and Mr. Corso are expected to testify that they had no conversations with Mr. Clemens regarding performance-enhancing drugs, and they are not expected to provide any other evidence linking their use of anabolic steroids or human growth hormone to Mr. Clemens other than a mutual acquaintance with Mr. McNamee.?
Medical Experts will Testify
Aside from former teammates, the federal prosecutors will also present medical experts who will testify on the material evidences provided by McNamee to the federal investigators. Some of the contested evidences in the Clemens case were the used syringes, needles, and bloody gauze pads that were allegedly use to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormones. Pertinent records of Clemens such as medical, financial, and team business records will be presented by the prosecution.
Jury selection in Clemens? steroid perjury case is scheduled July 6.
Defense Wants to Prove McNamee Habitual Liar
In the previous hearings, the defense already argued that the trainer provided federal investigators false statements. To bolster their argument, a 2001 sexual assault incident in St. Petersburg, Florida was exposed. According to online sources, the incident that happened in a Yankees hotel in Florida involved McNamee and a Yankees employee. When police questioned the trainer, he told investigators that the other man was not an employee of the Yankees.
Prosecution Asked the Judge to Bar Discussion of the Incident
In a separate filing, the prosecution asked Judge Reggie Walton to impose limitations during cross examinations particularly raising issues related to the 2001 incident. ?The government files this motion to obtain, in advance of trial, a ruling imposing necessary limits to prevent that legitimate cross-examination from turning into an unfairly prejudicial, and procedurally improper, sideshow,? said the prosecutors.
They contend that the alleged sexual assault investigation did not flourish and no charges were filed against McNamee. ?The defense may impeach Mr. McNamee?s character for truthfulness by asking whether he made false statements to Florida police in 2001,? added the federal prosecutors.
Other Witnesses Should be Barred from Testifying
It is estimated that all parties will be presenting at least 45 witnesses when the steroid perjury trial begins first week of July. The defense, on the other hand, wants other witnesses of the prosecution to be excluded in the list of witnesses because they don?t have any direct knowledge of the allege use of steroids and HGH of the pitcher. The testimonies of former Yankees Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Stanton and Andy Pettite?s wife should be considered as hearsay and may only infer guilt by association.
McNamee claimed that he also provided performance enhancing drugs to these players. But the defense argued that these witnesses can?t say they have seen Clemens used steroids. An excerpt of the court filing provided by NY Daily News states: ?Indeed, Mr. Knoblauch, Mr. Stanton and Mr. Corso are expected to testify that they had no conversations with Mr. Clemens regarding performance-enhancing drugs, and they are not expected to provide any other evidence linking their use of anabolic steroids or human growth hormone to Mr. Clemens other than a mutual acquaintance with Mr. McNamee.?
Medical Experts will Testify
Aside from former teammates, the federal prosecutors will also present medical experts who will testify on the material evidences provided by McNamee to the federal investigators. Some of the contested evidences in the Clemens case were the used syringes, needles, and bloody gauze pads that were allegedly use to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormones. Pertinent records of Clemens such as medical, financial, and team business records will be presented by the prosecution.
Jury selection in Clemens? steroid perjury case is scheduled July 6.