Extent Of Wrongful Convictions Alarming - Hartford Courant
25 May 2012, 4:54 pm
The results of the analysis are troubling. The most frequent contributing factor, present in 51 percent of the cases, was perjury or a false accusation. The second most frequent factor, present in 43 percent of the cases, was mistaken eyewitness identification.

Both sides find positives in DNA test on needle allegedly used to inject Clemens with steroids - Minneapolis Star Tribune
25 May 2012, 4:47 pm
WASHINGTON - A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of Roger Clemens' DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.

Expert: DNA on waste was Clemens' - ESPN
25 May 2012, 4:11 pm
That match was one in 449. As the jurors in the Roger Clemens perjury trial completed their 22nd day and listened to the 21st government witness, they were increasingly restive, demanding and skeptical, writes Lester Munson. Story Brian McNamee ...

The Wire: SpaceX triumph; Etan Patz suspect examined; Egypt vote results; Clemens' DNA on syringe; beer-swilling bovines - San Jose Mercury News
25 May 2012, 2:45 pm
A runoff will be held June 16-17 and a winner announced June 21. steroids, an expert witness testified in his perjury trial Friday in Washington. Clemens' former strength coach, Brian McNamee, testified earlier that he kept the medical waste ...

PICKET: Sen. Hatch - 'No surprise' Kimberlin is harassing conservative bloggers-Utah GOP'er has had 'run-ins' with Kimberlin before - Washington Times
25 May 2012, 12:51 pm
This is a convoluted, ongoing nightmare that combines abuse of the court system, workplace intimidation, serial invasions of privacy, perjury, and harassment of family members. McCain was forced to move with his family out of his house this week ...

DNA expert links needle, cotton swabs to Clemens - msnbc.com
25 May 2012, 12:01 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A DNA expert in the perjury trial of Roger Clemens testified he matched the former pitching ace's genetic profile to articles of medical waste kept by the trainer who claims he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs.

Cuyahoga County prosecutor Bill Mason wants judge disqualified in perjury case - Cleveland Plain Dealer
25 May 2012, 4:23 am
On May 2, Canonico took the case to a grand jury, which indicted the mother on a perjury charge. The Plain Dealer does not identify rape victims. To protect the victim in this case, the newspaper also will not name her mother. If a special ...

Jose Canseco Pool Party: Roger Clemens' Account Refuted By Witness In Perjury Trial - Huffington Post
22 May 2012, 4:22 pm
WASHINGTON -- Star-struck at 11 when he saw pitching great Roger Clemens, a 25-year-old man became a witness for prosecutors seeking to convict the former baseball player of lying to Congress. At issue was a 1998 gathering at player Jose Canseco ...

Perjury as ground for impeachment - Philippine Star Online
22 May 2012, 10:53 am
What, another condition? Impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona is waiving the secrecy of his peso and dollar bank deposits — provided that his 188 congressmen-impeachers and at least one senator-judge do the same. It’s absurd. Corona did it after ...

Perjury Trial For Roger Clemens Heats Up - NPR News
20 May 2012, 4:10 pm
More trouble for the prosecution in the perjury trial of baseball star pitcher Roger Clemens. He is charged with lying to Congress when he said he had never used performance-enhancing drugs. But under cross examination, the key witness has ...