Bonds has the law on his side
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 | Barry Bonds, MLB
Barry Bonds crazy trail for perjury has taken yet another turn. The trail faces a long delay for an appeal and is on indefinite hold. The government announced Friday its intention to appeal pretrial rulings that would keep out pieces of evidence, bringing the case to a halt. Many legal experts believe the delay will last many months or longer. The appeal comes from rulings judge Susan Illston made just eight days ago when she ordered that the government would be precluded from using three positive tests indicating Bonds used two kinds of steroids in 2000 and 2001. Barry Bonds attorneys issued a joint statement that read “Barry Bonds is innocent. Rather then present the evidence to an impartial judge and jury, the government has chosen to appeal Judge Illston’s correct and well-reasoned order.” The judge told the government the only way the evidence would be allowed in was if Bonds trainer would testify. Bonds personal trainer has always refused to testify despite a subpoena, he already spent 13 months in jail for refusal to testify against Bonds.
