SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The federal case against Barry Bonds is now in the hands of a jury.
Closing arguments in the former baseball star’s 12-day trial wrapped up Thursday afternoon and the eight-woman, four-man jury went home a few minutes later. They’ll pick up with deliberations on Friday morning.
The major leagues’ all-time home run leader is charged with three counts of lying to a grand jury in 2003 and a count of obstruction for denying that he knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs and for saying no one other than his doctors gave him an injection.
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If convicted on any of the charges, federal sentencing guidelines recommend a prison sentence of between 15 and 21 months, though Bonds’ punishment could be far less severe.
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