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Bonds's Lawyers Ain't too Shabby

They originally gotten several counts dismissed; but the judge let the federal prosecutors amend the faulty indictment. But apparently it was still faulty, and what was once 14 charges is now down to ten, with no charges of perjury.

Federal prosecutors dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial next year on 10 counts of making false statements plus an addition obstruction of justice charge.

Bonds faces the same potential sentence range -- probation to roughly two years in prison -- if convicted. His trial is scheduled to begin March 2.

Thursday's indictment, the third against the home-run king, came in response to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston's decision last week ordering prosecutors to again rewrite the technically faulty indictment.

Yay lawyers.

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on December 06, 2008 (boomark / email).