SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A San Francisco federal judge overseeing Barry Bonds' criminal case says her "preliminary thoughts" are to exclude key parts of the government's case against the home-run king, including three positive drug tests and some documents seized from the home of his personal trainer.
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston does say she's inclined to let jurors hear a recorded conversation between Anderson and Bonds' former personal assistant, Steve Hoskins, discussing steroid use.
Bonds is charged with lying to a grand jury in December 2003 when he said he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs. He pleaded not guilty to 11 charges Thursday.
The case is expected to go to trial next month. If convicted, Bonds faces a sentence between probation and two years in prison.
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