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Article: JONES COUNTERS USADA SPRINTER DISMISSES EVIDENCE; MONTGOMERY MAY BE TARGET
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2004
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The legal battle that gold medalist Marion Jones promised 10 days
ago if the US Anti-Doping Agency tried to ban her from track and
field continued to build speed yesterday amid the favorite legal
phrases of due process and reasonable doubt.
"The documents that her lawyer released don't indicate enough
proof [for a ban]," said Jim Coleman, a Duke law professor with an
expertise in sports and drug issues. "If you think she is guilty,
then you could interpret the information that way but it's not
enough. They've already done severe damage to her reputation."
Jones's image took another hit from an extensive report in the San
Jose Mercury News detailing how Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative
owner ...