Federal prosecutors are asking Barry bonds was sentenced to 15 months in prison. His defense team request a probation period.
Susan Illston the judge will rule on Friday, if she follows her own precedent, bonds will spend a lot of time in the home, but no one in jail.
Baseball in the history of the home run leader is scheduled to appear in federal court hearing on Friday, 13 April he was in, obstruction of justice belief comes from his December 2003 the grand jury testimony BALCO steroids investigation of the scandal.
The jury deadlocked on other three charges of perjury about bonds suspected deception to the grand jury he used performance-enhancing drugs, prosecutors eventually dropped those very important.
Illston ruled against prison time to ride a bike tammy Thomas, track coach trevor graham and former NFL player then, Dana Stubblefield faith and the BALCO investigation.
Thomas have six months of house arrest the grand jury lie, and graham was sentenced to one year under house arrest and Stubblefield suspended for two years, all of the federal authorities tell a lie.
Bonds chance to avoid jail time also strengthening the probation officials report, the report recommends using the probation period and placed under house arrest. The department of defense against the latter part.
San Francisco university law professor Robert talbot, who has been following it, says probation department input is very, very important, because his official list of the punishment of the appropriate each case, trying to keep the consistency and the judge's ruling.
Talbot before bonds that no criminal record and does not present a threat to society, to strengthen his situation, to avoid imprisonment.
However, when the most prominent image was convicted in the BALCO case, bonds could be held as an example, under severe punishment to send a message.
"Because the bond of wealth and power, the judge may want to show that these factors result in treatment is not wide," Wells said. "The judge may also want to emphasize how important it is to tell the truth of the rule of law, people in court."
Peter keane, law professor in golden gate university in San Francisco have also been closely, goes a step further.
"I think this is a good chance to judge Illston will give some prison time, bonds" keane said, support his minority, they view Thomas and graham their career will be they participated in the BALCO, and bond ", and will continue to be a high-living millionaire."
Let their case 15 months of jail time, at least by federal guidelines, called for 15 to 21 months, obstruction of justice, deliberately try to cheat the government claims that the jury by giving roaming bonds, avoid the answer.
"There's evidence at trial, bonds in the grand jury is designed to provide false statements and prevent the grand jury's efforts to get to the truth of the Balco," prosecutors said in court papers.
Defense lawyers called the request for jail time "unfair and unwarranted." They have vowed to appeal the conviction, and a harsh sentence – unlikely as it seems – might provide Bonds further motivation to do so.
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