WASHINGTON ? Roger Clemens is still not half way to getting a jury in his perjury trial.
Jury selection resumed Monday in Washington federal court, where the ex-pitcher has been intensely watching questioning of potential panelists.
Four women with little interest in baseball were qualified Monday to join the pool of prospective jurors, bringing the total to 22. One woman, a Philadelphia Eagles fan, made the cut even after discussing Eagles quarterback Michael Vick's criminal conviction over his involvement in dogfighting. "I thought he was done wrong," the woman said. Prosecutors still could have the chance to exclude her at the next stage.
Another potential juror, a lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission, assured the courtroom she does not watch sports on television by saying she doesn't even know how to turn on the TV at home.
Another woman questioned was excused after expressing apparent confusion over the presumption of innocence for a defendant and the prosecution's burden of proving charges beyond a reasonable doubt. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said she could not serve on the Clemens trial after the woman said she believes that people charged with a crime probably are guilty.
Thirty-six people need to be qualified before government and defense lawyers use their preemptory challenges to narrow the panel to 12 jurors and four alternates. Thirteen have been turned away for reasons including medical issues, an inability to commit to a trial expected to last into August and biases against either Clemens or Congress for even investigating drugs in baseball.
Clemens is charged with six felonies for telling Congress under oath that he never used performance-enhancing drugs. He stands by the denial, but prosecutors say they can prove that is a lie.
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