Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 24, 2008
Small Victory

The judge in the Barry Bonds perjury case dropped three charges and merged another, dropping the total from 15 to 11. I guess that makes the odds of winning a little better for Barry, but the prosecution needs only to get one to stick to walk away with a win. Not even baseball players, however, are considered successful with an .091 BA.


Posted by David Pinto at 03:15 PM | Crime | TrackBack (0)
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from one of the few writers actually covering the facts on the ground and in court..

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ar08HyHZd8f8flOyzYX25lARvLYF?slug=li-bondsupdate112308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

"Star athletes promised immunity and secrecy from the federal government in return for their grand jury testimony may now be forced to endure prime time reruns of evidence of their alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs"

"Even stranger is that these prosecutors won a secret 2007 order before Judge Illston to force Victor Conte of BALCO to return his copy of the same grand jury material. This February, Conte prevailed upon Illston to reverse that finding, arguing that he might need the documents if called to testify in the Bonds trial."

Posted by: Bob Tufts at November 24, 2008 03:43 PM

additional information from Mr. Littman..

"BALCO prosecutors cannot use this potential evidence in any steroids prosecution - including that of Bonds - until the appellate case is finally decided. Eleven judges will be selected for the hearing, which is expected to take place in mid-December (now determined to be 19th December) . Experts say the Ninth Circuit is unlikely to render its decision until late 2009, at the earliest. The losing party could file a petition to have the case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court."
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So, none of the lab evidence obtained will probably be used against Bonds, as his trial will start March 2009 and be done before the ruling or any Supreme Court appeal.

Posted by: Bob Tufts at November 24, 2008 04:10 PM

If he gets off the hook the MLB should be shamefully embarrassed.

Posted by: Ribbie3b at November 24, 2008 07:27 PM

"If he gets off the hook the MLB should be shamefully embarrassed.
Posted by Ribbie3b at November 24, 2008 07:27 PM "


Huh? So, you're saying that major league baseball should feel embarrassed if a federal prosecutor is unable to get a conviction in a perjury case. That doesn't make a lot of sense.

Posted by: largebill at November 26, 2008 05:03 PM
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