SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds stepped outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building for the first time as a convicted felon, and a school bus went by. The home-run king flashed a victory sign with two fingers.
After a 12-day trial and four days of deliberation, a jury had deadlocked on three charges he lied under oath. But Bonds was convicted on one count of obstruction of justice.
"Are you celebrating tonight?" one fan asked.
"There's nothing to celebrate," Bonds replied.
A mixed and muddled verdict Wednesday left both prosecutors and the defense feeling sorry-grateful.
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston declared a mistrial on the three charges that Bonds …
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