Today Barry Bonds received a suspended sentence in federal court of two years probation with, a month of home confinement, 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine. This was for his role in giving evasive testimony before the grand jury investigating BALCO (Bay Area Labratory Cooperative). US District Judge Susan Illston stayed the… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Sentencing RSS FeedBarry Bonds sentencing today in Federal Court
Posted in Baseball, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Punishment, SentencingBarry Bonds will appear before U.S. District Judge Susan Illston today to learn his fate for his obstruction of justice conviction. Bonds’ sentencing range under the federal sentencing guidelines is 15-21 months. The government has filed papers with the court asking that he receive the bottom of the guideline range, 15 months, but that the sentence be… Continue Reading
Sometimes Nascar drivers say the Dumbest Things
Posted in NASCAR, SentencingOn June 21, 2011, we published an article about Kyle Busch driving 128 mph in Iredell County, North Carolina in a 45 mph zone. We recommended a particular course of action for Busch and his attorney before they came to Court. Our recommendation was not followed. On August 24, 2011, Kyle Bush finally appeared in… Continue Reading
“I’ll bet you won’t get naked and ….”
Posted in Punishment, Sentencing, UncategorizedSo who’s heard those words before? You are at the ball park. A few beers. A few buddies. And someone says something like: I’ll bet you won’t get naked and…see if you can give that 2nd basemen a high five? Personally, I bet that at least 500 of those conversations happen around different ball parks… Continue Reading