Those public denials, of course, are the basis for Clemens's federal perjury trial, which began this week, with jury selection.

But remember, this is a perjury trial, not a who's-got-the-bigger-head contest.

The perjury trial began on 30 May 2001, a month after Monica Coghlan's death.

The case was the longest perjury trial in Scottish history.

Sayre declined to testify as a character witness for the defense at Hiss's perjury trials.

Yet this is not a perjury trial in which the jurors must decide whether he is incontrovertibly guilty.

Mr. Collatos was later convicted in two separate perjury trials.

The reputational defense managed to divide one jury (8-4 for conviction) but the evidence prevailed at a second perjury trial.

Mayor Barry did not take the stand before the defense rested in his drug and perjury trial.

Berle kept his notes, however (later, evidence during Hiss' perjury trials).