Re: Ask Howard Treesong About Law or Lawyering
[ QUOTE ]
Howard,
Is Barry Bonds a criminal now? was he before he was indicted?
[/ QUOTE ]
Absolutely not. I think that the label "criminal" requires either a guilty plea or a conviction. I think he is soon to be a criminal because practically everyone on the planet is sure he is guilty as sin, but until that's formal, he's simply the "defendant" or the "accused." According to Bonds's lawyer, Barry is probably a "victim," although I rather obviously disagree with that.
|