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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 14, 2011
Clemens case suddenly over; mistrial declared (AP)
One minute Roger Clemens was on trial for his freedom. Then, on just the second day of testimony, it was suddenly all over and the former baseball star was outside signing autographs for fans. Almost as soon as it began, Clemens' perjury trial ended Thursday -- in a mistrial the judge blamed on prosecutors and said a "first-year law student" would have known to avoid.
Clemens ready to fight at perjury trial (The Canadian Press)
WASHINGTON - The U.S. federal judge who will preside over Roger Clemens' perjury trial said Tuesday he probably will not permit the pitcher's former teammates on the New York Yankees to give testimony aimed at bolstering the credibility of Clemens' former trainer, now a major prosecution witness.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 5, 2011
NYC jury: Plane-maker not at fault in Lidle crash (AP)
A Minnesota airplane manufacturer isn't responsible for the deaths of New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor, who were killed when their small plane crashed into a Manhattan apartment building, a jury concluded Tuesday. The Manhattan jury returned its verdict after three hours of deliberation, ending a one-month trial that featured testimony by Lidle's widow and from...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 24, 2011
Ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz acquitted in fatal DUI crash (AP)
A jury in Florida on Saturday acquitted former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz of DUI manslaughter in a 2007 crash that killed a mother of two. However, Leyritz was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail. Leyritz had faced up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the manslaughter charge.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on November 20, 2010
