Bonds Verdict Is In

The jurors in the Barry Bonds criminal trial came back with their decision today, and Bonds was only convicted of the Obstruction of Justice charge, but the jury was deadlocked on the other three charges. This has to be considered a victory for Bonds legal team, given the severity of some of the other charges. The prosecution now faces a tough decision. Do they retry Bonds on the other three charges even though they were nowhere close to a conviction, or do they choose not to refile and risk looking they are taking a soft and defeated stance in the case? It will be interesting to see how the prosecution proceeds...

Clemens Told to Shut His Mouth

As you can imagine, judges typically do not like parties ignoring orders of the court. However, even though the judge had issued a gag order in the Roger Clemens case preventing anyone from discussing the case, Clemens was on the radio today and apparently the judge did not appreciate it. While Clemens did not discuss the case in detail while on the radio show, the judge reinstated the gag order bascially warning Clemens that if he does something similar again, he could be disciplined.

It's hard to determine who I would rather have convicted: Clemens or Bonds...