None of the news reports about the Roger Clemens perjury trial mentioned anything about failed technology. The prosecution was able to play the videotape that showed U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings reading an affidavit of Laura Pettitte, the wife of Clemens’ former baseball teammate, Andy Pettitte, without a hitch.
The problem: Prosecutor Steven Durham had been told during motions in limine that Laura Pettitte’s testimony was hearsay and, therefore, inadmissible. As a result, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial; the retrial is set for April 17.
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