It is known by each baseball fan that Roger Clemens is charged with obstruction of justice. It is believed that he has lied before Congress about application of steroids and HGH.
Rusty Hardin, the attorney that was hired by Roger Clemens to defend him, noted that Roger Clemens’ physical appearance didn’t change greatly before, during and after his working with Brian McNamee. He confirmed that this factor proved that Roger Clemens hadn’t applied steroids and other related products.
Enhancement of muscle mass is commonly utilized by prosecutors as proof that a person applied steroids or/and other related medicines. But this tendency was not utilized during the case against Roger Clemens. No one could affirm that muscles of Roger Clemens displayed that he had taken steroids and HGH. It is a difference between the cases against Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds.
When it comes to the governmental case against Barry Bonds, feds called many individuals in the trial who were able to testify that anabolic steroids caused essential changes in physical appearance of this sportsperson. They affirmed that administration of steroids led to enhancement of muscle mass, enhanced size of the head and shrunken testicles in Barry Bonds.
So, the defense attorney Rusty Hardin presented four pictures of Roger Clemens. The photos displayed physique of Roger Clemens, including the period of time when Clemens was working with the trainer Brian McNamee. Hardin noticed that the photos manifested that there were no changes in physical appearance that could manifest that he administered steroids and HGH.
Rusty Hardin claimed that the photos displayed only the process of ageing. The masseur Cheryl Redfern also claimed that she didn’t observe any changes in physical appearance of Roger Clemens. Roger Clemens had neither back acne, nor gynecomastia, nor dramatically increased muscle mass.
Phil Garner a former Major League Baseball player also affirmed that there were not any substantial changes in physical appearance and performance of Roger Clemens during working with Brian McNamee.
Steve Durham, the Assistant US Attorney put efforts to discredit the affirmation about lack of physical changes in Roger Clemens during the cross-examination of Garner. He confirmed that while certain steroids enhanced muscle size, others didn’t induce enhancing muscles. So, he affirmed that the pictures could say nothing about steroid use.
Federal prosecutors want to take advantages in both cases: in the case against Roger Clemens and in that against Barry Bonds. While they claim that physical changes in Barry Bonds manifest that he has utilized steroids, lack of physical changes in Roger Clemens doesn’t prove that he hasn’t taken steroids.
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