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Barry Bonds Convicted of Obstructing Justice

But jury deadlocks on three counts of perjury

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 13, 2011 5:00 PM CDT

(AP) – Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice today, but a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts that the home run king lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using steroids and human growth hormone. Following a 12-day trial and almost four full days of deliberation, the jury of eight women and four men could reach a unanimous verdict only on one of the four counts against Bonds. US District Judge Susan Illston declared a mistrial on the others, a messy end to a case that put the slugger under a cloud of suspicion for more than three years.

Bonds sat stone-faced through the verdict, displaying no emotion. His legal team immediately asked that the guilty verdict be thrown out and Illston did not rule on the request. She set May 20 for a hearing in the case. Federal prosecutors and the Justice Department will have to decide whether to retry Bonds on the unresolved counts. Bonds has acknowledged that he did take steroids but said his trainer misled him into believing they were flaxseed oil and arthritis cream.

Former baseball player Barry Bonds passes through security at federal court in San Francisco Wednesday.
Former baseball player Barry Bonds passes through security at federal court in San Francisco Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Barry Bonds arrives at court Wednesday.
Barry Bonds arrives at court Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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criminalsArestupid
Apr 18, 2011 3:15 PM CDT
BREAKING NEWS........ After being convicted of obstructing justice, a new charge was leveled at Barry Bonds. Obstructing the doorway out of the courtroom with his humongous growth hormone laden head.
hopeandchange
Apr 14, 2011 5:00 AM CDT
Can anybody look at him now and not realize he was all juiced up? He's a different person now. But they need to get these convictions so they can throw his records out.
MDD
Apr 14, 2011 3:37 AM CDT
waste of time and money...

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