Briefing a case edited

Running Head: BRIEFING A CASE1Briefing A CaseStudent NameInstitutional Affiliation2BRIEFING A CASECase TitleUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BARRY LAMAR BONDS,Defendant-AppellantUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitD.C No. 3:07-cr-00732-SI-1April 22, 2015.FactsBarry Bond, an American professional baseball player, was summoned to the Court ofAppeal for the Ninth Circuit to testify before a grand jury. The case took place in San Francisco,California. The session’s primary purpose was to investigate the use of performanceimprovement drugs by athletes, in this case, Barry Bond. Earlier charges against Bonds occurredin 2001, where BALCO Laboratories reported a positive examination for sample urine and ablood test under the name “Barry Bonds.” The failure of Greg Anderson, a baseball trainer, totestify prompted the court to receive Testimony from James Valente, who received the samplesfrom Anderson (Luski, 2017). At the time, the issue that needed address was whether Valente’sTestimony was mere hearsay that could not convict Bonds of possession of the urine sample. Inthe current circumstance, Bonds received transactional immunity from prosecution for hiscooperation with the investigation. The dissenting opinions in Bonds case stated that grantingimmunization to a witness ensured they were freed from persecution pressure in exchange fortheir genuine and clear Testimony. Besides this point, Bonds provided a vague and pass … Purchase document to see full attachment