Barry Bonds, the former Major League Baseball star, has been found guilty of obstruction of justice in San Francisco for his role in a federal investigation into steroid use among athletes. The jury, however, could not reach a verdict on three perjury charges, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on those counts.
Bonds, 46, was accused of lying to a federal grand jury in 2003 when he testified that he had taken two substances later identified as steroids but claimed he was unaware of their nature. He also stated that no one other than his doctor had injected him with anything.
The prosecution argued that Bonds's personal trainer, Greg Anderson, provided him with steroids. Anderson was jailed at the start of the trial for refusing to testify but was released after both sides rested their cases. Bonds's personal shopper, Kathy Hoskins, testified that she saw Anderson inject Bonds in 2002.
Bonds's legal team has requested that the obstruction conviction be thrown out. Judge Susan Illston has not yet ruled on the motion and has scheduled a hearing for 20 May. Bonds, who played most of his career with the San Francisco Giants, holds the record for most home runs in MLB history with 762.
