California Watch

December 16th, 2011

Barry Bonds put on probation in BALCO steroids case

Barry Bonds, holder of baseball’s career home run record and former San Francisco Giants superstar, was put on probation today for obstructing justice in the BALCO steroids scandal.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston rejected a plea by federal prosecutors to punish Bonds with a 15-month prison term on his felony conviction for obstruction of justice. She also agreed to postpone imposing the sentence pending appeal.

In April, the former slugger was found guilty of equivocating under oath about his use of banned drugs in 2003 testimony before a federal grand jury. In Bonds’ trial, the jury deadlocked on three perjury charges. Bonds’ lawyers have said they would appeal his conviction. More.

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December 16th, 2011

Live Tweet Coverage from Barry Bonds Sentencing

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June 15th, 2011

Developing: Barry Bonds wants retrial or acquittal

producermatthew:

Barry Bonds has requested a retrial or acquittal in the obstruction of justice case against him, Comcast SportsNet reported Wednesday afternoon.

Bonds filed a motion seeking the retrial or acquittal Wednesday at the federal courthouse in San Francisco, California.

“Unauthorized rambling is not a federal crime,” the motion read. “There is no legal authority for the proposition that truthful but ‘evasive’ statements, much less a single statement, can constitute obstruction of justice.”

Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice stemming from a so-called “evasive” answer he gave during grand jury steroids investigation in 2003.

Reblogged from Matthew Keys

May 12th, 2011

allthingsnewss:

Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who was brutally beaten after a baseball game in Los Angeles, could soon be moved to a hospital in San Francisco, according to news reports. NBC LA is reporting that the Stow family is working to have the 42-year-old father of two moved to UCSF Medical Center. (via Bryan Stow may be moved back to San Francisco | Staff report | Local | San Francisco Examiner)

Reblogged from all things news

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