Judge Throws Out 5 of 14 Charges Against Barry Bonds

A U.S. District Court judge today threw out five of 14 charges against former MLB player and current all-time home run leader, Barry Bonds. Bonds is charged with perjury and obstructing justice as part of the BALCO investigation. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco ruled Monday that the charges were vague or redundant. The judge denied throwing out four other perjury charges against Bonds. As reported by Bloomberg News: Bonds was charged with making false statements to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs. He was originally charged last year with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. A new indictment in May accused Bonds, 44, of 14 false statements after Illston said the original counts were flawed because they alleged more than one lie. The case is U.S. v Barry Bonds, 07-732, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco).Bonds has plead not guilty to all charges. Maury Brown ...