PALMEIRO SUSPENDED FOR STEROIDS

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Posted By: Kenny Cole

Jeff Lichtman & TBob

I'm a plaintiff's lawyer and will be the first person to admit that I don't know the ins and outs of all the drug testing stuff. What I do know is that he testified some time ago and has now been banned for what I presume is a relatively recent offense. How is that perjury? I guess I'm just dense, but I always thought they had to prove that you lied AT THE TIME in order to convict someone of perjury. Maybe I missed it, but I don't see anything close to proof of that.

I am not a Palmeiro apologist. However, I suspect that if either of you were representing him, you could come up with somewhere around 1,000 reasons why the dirty test wasn't really dirty, some of which actually might have merit. I certainly have no idea what the deal is in that regard, but I do know that you (criminal defense lawyers) often tell folks to avoid a rush to judgement when things look bad for your client. So do I. However, based upon your responses, it seems to me that's exactly what you have done here. As a lawyer, I'm uncomfortable with that.

Kenny Cole