Barry Bonds Perjury Trial Thread

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San Francisco Chronicle / March 21, 2011

Jury selection begins in Bonds' perjury trial

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jury selection began in San Francisco today for the trial of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who is accused of lying under oath when he denied using steroids.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston's clerk swore in an initial panel of 38 prospective jurors for the trial of baseball's home-run champion, the biggest star in the game's long history to face felony indictment.

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The 14 initial panelists seated in the jury box included a carpenter from Foster City, the head of a human rights fellowship program at UC Berkeley and an Antioch retiree with previous jury service. "It's hard to make decisions about other people's lives," the retiree said.

Another panelist, a retired San Francisco man who said he liked to watch baseball, said he wasn't eager to serve. "I would be reluctant to render a judgment against a great athlete like Mr. Bonds, so it may cloud my judgment," he said.

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