Earlier on Tuesday in the Barry Bonds trial, judge Illston ruled that Steve Hoskins’ tape of a recorded conversation between himself and Dr. Arthur Thing was inadmissible as evidence. That was a big break for the defense.
Barry Bonds Trial Nears End As Prosecution Rests Case
After that, the courtroom read Bonds’ grand jury testimony aloud. Once that was concluded, the prosecution rested its case and turned things over to the defense. At that point, the jurors were sent home for the day so that the various lawyers could talk about lawyery things.
The defense filed a motion to clear Bonds of all charges, but that wasn’t about to happen, so they also attempted to focus on a few individual things. Judge Illston says she’s probably going to strike evidence pertaining to steroid use and Bonds’ testicles. She’s also willing to consider dropping one of the four perjury charges against Bonds, although that hasn’t been decided yet.
The trial will resume on Wednesday, when the defense will present its case and in so doing may recall Steve Hoskins. Judge Illston intends for closing arguments to be heard on Thursday.
Follow along in this StoryStream for updates, and also get more information from SB Nation Bay Area’s Barry Bonds trial coverage, for which David Fucillo will be live-blogging - and live-tweeting - from the courtroom. You can follow on Twitter @SBNBayArea.
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