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Lawyer says Landis will request open hearing
Shaun Assael
If the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency formally charges Tour de France winner
Floyd Landis with violations of its drug policy, the cyclist will take
the unprecedented step of asking that his hearing be opened to the
public, according to a member of his defense team.
"Floyd is a public figure, and we think that he deserves to have the
public hear his side of the story," one of his attorneys, Howard Jacobs
of Los Angeles, told ESPN The Magazine.
Since synthetic testosterone was found in Landis' system after the 17th
stage of the Tour, even his lawyers believe charges are inevitable. On
Aug. 5, a second test of his urine sample confirmed the first finding.
Because of that, Landis' legal team has zeroed in on an American
Arbitration Association rule that governs U.S. doping cases. It allows
athletes who contest their charges to request that their hearings be
opened to the public.
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Lawyer says Landis will request open hearing
Shaun Assael
If the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency formally charges Tour de France winner
Floyd Landis with violations of its drug policy, the cyclist will take
the unprecedented step of asking that his hearing be opened to the
public, according to a member of his defense team.
"Floyd is a public figure, and we think that he deserves to have the
public hear his side of the story," one of his attorneys, Howard Jacobs
of Los Angeles, told ESPN The Magazine.
Since synthetic testosterone was found in Landis' system after the 17th
stage of the Tour, even his lawyers believe charges are inevitable. On
Aug. 5, a second test of his urine sample confirmed the first finding.
Because of that, Landis' legal team has zeroed in on an American
Arbitration Association rule that governs U.S. doping cases. It allows
athletes who contest their charges to request that their hearings be
opened to the public.
rest of article....blah blah blah