A federal judge plans to make public hundreds of pages of court documents at the heart of the government's case against home run record-holder Barry Bonds, who's accused of lying to a grand jury about using performance-enhancing drugs. Among the documents to be released Wednesday are a transcript of a recorded conversation between Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson and Bonds' former business partner Steve Hoskins, as well as positive drug test results that prosecutors say belong to Bonds. One is a urine sample submitted by Bonds during Major League Baseball's anonymous survey testing program in 2003, according to a report on The New York Times' Web site. Bonds' sample did not test positive under MLB's program but was retested by investigators after it was seized in a 2004 raid, unidentified sources told the newspaper. When Bonds' attorneys sought to exclude the test results, they filed the details of their argument under seal. They argued that making details of the test results public would harm Bonds' chances of getting a fair trial. Initially, the judge ordered those documents to remain sealed. She changed her mind Monday after media organizations protested. On Tuesday, Illston said the documents' release will not deprive Bonds of a fair trial. Lead prosecutor Matt Parrella declined comment. Bonds' lead attorney Allen Ruby said he would not fight the judge's unsealing order. The seven-time National League Most Valuable Player is expected to plead not guilty on Thursday to a grand jury's third indictment, which charged Bonds with lying and obstruction of justice.
