Barry Bonds had faced 14 counts of criminal charges stemming from his alleged perjury to the grand jury back in 2003, when answering questions about his alleged involvement with Greg Anderson, Victor Conte, Balco, and illicit performance enhancing drugs. Today, the list dwindled a bit. Three charges were outright dismissed by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, and a few others were consolidated because they were very similar in nature.
A trial is set for March 2, and apparently the "victory" today wasn't really a significant one for Bonds and his attorneys:
Illston's action does not change the fundamentals of the case, nor would it have much of an effect on any sentence handed down, should Bonds be convicted. Legal experts say he would face up to 2 1/2 years in prison if found guilty.I have to say, I will be absolutely shocked if Bonds spends any time in an actual jail. I also have to say that his ego has him in this position, much like the whole Roger Clemens fiasco. When you are such an egomaniac that you lie to a federal grand jury, you deserve anything that comes to you.
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11-25-2008 @ 12:01AM
JDBreeze1 said...
Charges were consolidated? Weren't these the same ones that had to be rewritten a while back because there were multiple charges in the same count?
This is yet another example of how silly this whole thing is. The feds do not have a case on Bonds, and that will become painfully obvious in time. Bonds won't serve any time because he'll be completely exonerated.
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