Bonds asks judge to throw out perjury charge
Barry Bonds has asked a federal judge to dismiss perjury charges against him, arguing the indictment is “scattershot.”
In the motion filed in San Francisco federal court, the former San Francisco Giant neither admits nor denies taking the drugs, but argues the questions asked by prosecutors during a December 2003 grand jury appearance were vague, ambiguous and confusing.
The lawyers said “the questions posed to him by two different prosecutors were frequently imprecise, redundant, overlapping and frequently compound.”
Such motions to dismiss cases are frequently filed, though rarely granted in federal criminal cases.
The court papers do offer an early glimpse at Bonds’ legal strategy. Legal experts said prosecutors must prove Bonds lied and that their questions before the grand jury were direct and open to little interpretation.
Bonds’ lawyers wrote “some portions of the indictment are so vague that it is simply impossible to be certain what untruths Mr. Bonds is alleged to have uttered.”
I’m sure the judge is just going to say, “Sure Barry – anything you want big guy. Is there anything else I can get for you? Need a soda or a backrub while I’m throwing out these federal perjury charges?”
Does this guy live in reality or does he literally think that the world revolves around him? Why doesn’t he just ask George Bush to name a state after him while he’s at it?
The Barry Bonds case is a joke. If they had any evidence to convict him they’d have done it four years ago when he was brought before the grand jury.
I don’t think naming a state after Bonds would be a good idea for a president who has enough trouble remembering the 50 he has already.
Bonds will soon find out that dealing with the media was a cake walk compared to dealing with federal prosecutors. He won’t be able to avoid the subject like he had done the last 4 or 5 years to keep the heat off and break the home run record. He’ll see the same fate as Marion Jones before it’s all said and done.
Barry WANTS them to drop the case ? Oh OK Barry ….. I want my bank to drop my credit card balance ? This guys ego is bigger than his coconut. Put him on the Madden Cruiser someone.