Bonds sentenced for perjury.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds, baseball?s home run champion, avoided a prison term yesterday when Judge Susan Illston sentenced him to 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation, 250 hours of community service with youth groups, and a $4,000 fine for providing evasive testimony to a federal grand jury eight years ago.

Bonds?s lawyers stated their intention to appeal, and Illston agreed to stay the sentence through the appeal process.

Link here: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2011/12/17/barry-bonds-sentenced-days-home-arrest-for-perjury-conviction/mNEDKXhKYZxaj4Jt62cWwN/story.html

That'll teach him a lesson.

[byrdz]

Appeal what?

[SammyBirdland]

A month of house arrest. That was millions and millions of tax dollars well spent.

[byrdz]

A month of house arrest. That was millions and millions of tax dollars well spent.

I'm sure his house is a living hell.

[Tony-OH]

A month of house arrest. That was millions and millions of tax dollars well spent.

No kidding! Ridiculous.

[tennOsfan]

What a disgrace that a U.S. Attorney's office would spend such considerable effort for such a paltry sentence. I've seen such offices pass on clear cases of official corruption by elected officials, but they go after Bonds. It's ridiculous.

[weams]

What a disgrace that a U.S. Attorney's office would spend such considerable effort for such a paltry sentence. I've seen such offices pass on clear cases of official corruption by elected officials, but they go after Bonds. It's ridiculous.

I guess Roger walks, there would be a huge outcry to do this all over again.

[weams]

Exactly. You would get that much for hitting a telephone pole while driving on Ambien.

Appeal what?

[Moose Milligan]

Bummer, I was hoping he'd get some jail time and he'd drop the soap.

[Bluerocksfan]

Can the judge even say house arrest with a straight face?

[Can_of_corn]

Can the judge even say house arrest with a straight face?

How could the prosecution, in California, say 15 months with a straight face?

I am pretty sure if someone with a clean record, that isn't famous, gets hit with one count of Perjury they won't be serving any real time.

Do you think a violent criminal should be set free early so someone that lied should serve time?

The conviction is going to be overturned anyway.

[24fps]

How could the prosecution, in California, say 15 months with a straight face?

I am pretty sure if someone with a clean record, that isn't famous, gets hit with one count of Perjury they won't be serving any real time.

Do you think a violent criminal should be set free early so someone that lied should serve time?

The conviction is going to be overturned anyway.

This is the sad reality in much of California for just about any non-violent crime. Had he actually been sentenced to do time (unlikely IMO given his legal resources), most likely he would have been processed, served one night in jail at most, and released with the other components of his sentence still his obligation to discharge. There are severe overcrowding problems at the moment. You're right, no serial rapist is going to be turned loose to make room for a convicted liar.

[Moose Milligan]

Can the judge even say house arrest with a straight face?

I'd like to do something that'd require me to go on house arrest for a month. I seriously could sit around the house for a month with nothing to do and have a valid reason not to go anywhere. Can I do it in February? That's a pretty worthless month and it's cold.

[mweb]

The outrage should be directed at the government for pursuing this in the first place and wasting the money, not the sentence. It would have been a total waste of money even if Bonds was sent to jail.

[OriolesMagic83]

I want to be sentenced to house arrest in Bonds' house. Any way I can get a life sentence?

What a joke. The only people that served any real time in this case were the head of Balco and the trainer who helped protect Bonds. I hope Bonds paid that chump big time.