Roger Clemens Trial Delayed by Judge
Due to the "voluminous" evidence that has been produced in the Roger Clemens investigation, a judge has pushed back the trial to July.
Prosecutors have produced over 54,000 pages of evidence. The prosecution is required to provide Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin with all documents for review prior to trial. Hardin said he needed additional time to review the documents and retain experts to examine the scientific portion of the findings. Hardin also said he is having difficulty obtaining materials from MLB investigator George Mitchell and the congressional panel. Attorney-client privilege issues are preventing the production of the documents to Hardin. Hardin will request a subpoena for the materials.
The Clemens trial was scheduled to begin in April, and has now been pushed back to July. Hardin originally requested the trial be delayed until September, but prosecutor Steve Durham asked for it to only be put off until June. Judge Walton told Clemens' legal team jury selection will start on July 6th.
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