After four weeks of Barry Bonds' perjury trial, the Jury has reached a verdict on one of the four charges facing the record holding homerun slugger. According to KTVU news by way of the Appeal, after some confusion in the courtroom, Bonds has been declared guilty on the charge of obstruction of justice. On the other three counts of False Declaration to a Grand Jury, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and the judge is declaring a mistrial.
Update: The guilty verdict on the obstruction of justice charge indicates the Jury believed Bonds hindered the 2003 doping investigation by making false statements to the Grand Jury. According to AP reports, Bonds received his verdict "stone faced" as his legal team jumped to ask the judge to throw it out. No immediate ruling was made on the request, but there will be another hearing on May 20th for that case.
Update 2: The LA Times points out: "each count against Bonds carried a possible maximum sentence of 10 years, but federal sentencing guidelines recommend 15 to 21 months in prison for a conviction." So, Barry could be looking at more than a year in the slammer.
The prosecution has not said yet whether they will seek a new trial on the other three counts.
