Barry Bonds and perjury--oh hi Mr. Finneran...

[raccoonradio]

Today's pols and politics feature in the Boston Herald mentions Tony Massarotti's appearance
on Finneran's Forum, in which Tony says he has no respect for "courtroom liars" like
Barry Bonds. There was an embarassing silence.

"Finneran, who pleaded guilty to federal obstruction of justice charges for misleading a grand jury, was painfully silent. You could almost hear the flummoxed felon squirming in his chair. After Massarotti’s colorful analysis ended, Finneran abruptly thanked him for coming on the show and went to a commercial."

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1045465

 

[rockababy]

LOL, I don't listen to the felon, but I bet the silence was deafening! Priceless!

 

[Casablanca]

What You DID NOT REPORT !

I think you have the whole event wrong.
After the interview with Mazzarotti Finneran said that maybe Barry Bonds should just plead guilty "then he would get his own talk show."
Obviously, Tom Finneran was expressing some self-depricating humor which you apparently did not hear or chose not to hear or report.

 

[ChrisNH]

Ahhhhh...the old 'self-depricating humor' ploy. Of course because he had just been totally undressed in that exchange, that was the only card he (Finneran) could play. To remain silent would have caused him more grief. I don't think it wins him any points at all just because he was quick-witted enough to blunt the blow by poking fun at himself. The blow was still landed, and they'll continue to land until Finneran decides to, uh, 'pursue other interests.'

 

[blamethemayo]

oh goodness. lets bash finns some more!

c'mon give it a rest.

grand jury= a perjury trap.

 

[jane grant]

Senator Larry Craig was admonished by a judge and his conviction NOT overturned. Why? Because like
Finneran, Craig is of "above average intelligence" (believe it or not, it is true), and like Finneran, holding an
elected office he should be HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

The problem with this case is that Bobby Bonds was told by his lawyer to lie, and was endorsed by MLB.
Major League Baseball wanted balls flying out of the park, legitimately juiced balls and illegitimately juiced
players.

Barry Bonds lawyer should claim, unlike Finneran and Larry Craig, Bonds is less intelligent and was never
elected to hold office. The standard should be lower for him. No one should lie to a grand jury - however,
Bonds was put in a corner and it is a bit unfair. ALL juicing in Sports is bad, yet Bonds was put on the hot seat when others were not.

Perjury is rarely used to convict - sometimes only when they are after a big fish.
Once in awhile they will set an example, but rarely.

http://www.post-gazette.com/win/day7_1b.asp

That secrecy also helps conceal prosecutors’ misconduct — such as happened in the case of Miami Police Officer Reinaldo Rodriguez.


http://thatlawyerdude.blogspot.com/2005/05/testilying-where-perjury-goes.html

There is a joke that criminal defense lawyers sometimes tell when they talk about cases like those cited above. It goes something like this "Q: How can you tell when a cop is lying A: You see his lips move."