U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial Thursday in Roger Clemens' perjury trial. A hearing was set for September 2 to determine if there will be a new trial. The judge declared a mistrial after prosecutors presented inadmissable evidence to the jurors. Specifically, jurors heard the text of Laura Pettitte's affidavit to Congress after Judge Walton ruled against allowing it into the trial. Walton said this evidence made a fair trial for Clemens with this jury "very difficult if not impossible." Clemens is accused of lying to Congress about his alleged steroid use. [Globe]
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Roger Clemens has been indicted on perjury charges. The New York Times first reported the indictment. He faces up to 30 years in jail.
-- Ayanna Woodhouse pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault and battery for the alleged beating of a woman that led to the death of her 6-month old fetus. Woodhouse fought with the victim at a Dorchester nail salon on April 10. The baby girl was deceased when delivered by C-section at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The cause of death was the placenta getting detached from the uterus. Both Woodhouse and the victim live at the same Wellesley Housing Authority development. There is a $20,000 cash bail. Woodhouse was ordered to stay away from the victim. [Globe, Herald]
-- The killing of a 100-year old nursing home resident may have become even more shocking with the revelation that investigators may be considering Elizabeth Barrow's roommate as a possible suspect. Barrow's son said the two didn't get along well. Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter described her death as "asphixia by manual strangulation." [WCVB]
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