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Government

Apr. 13, 2011

Haag Defends Prosecution Policies

Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda L. Haag talked about her office's policies at a conference over the weekend while a jury continues to deliberate in the high-profile prosecution of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - As her office awaits a jury's verdict in the high-profile prosecution of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds, Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda L. Haag stepped up to the plate over the weekend to answer questions about discovery and charging practices, some of which came under attack in the Bonds case.


Attorneys defending Bonds on charges that he lied to a grand jury when he s...

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