Judge rejects Roger Clemens' bid to avoid retrial
By The Associated Press
Posted 3:24PM on Friday 2nd September 2011 ( 13 years ago )
WASHINGTON - A federal judge rejected ex-baseball star Roger Clemens request to throw out perjury charges against him and says he must face another trial.<br />
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U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton set another trial for April 17. He said if Clemens wants to appeal, he must ask for an expedited request.<br />
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Walton said although he's concerned about the prosecution's violation of his orders by showing jurors inadmissible evidence, current law does not allow him to throw out the indictment.
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