Criminal
Apr. 15, 2009
Same Approach, But New Result in Spector Case
Nearly two years after his first trial ended in a hung jury, music producer Phil Spector, 69, was convicted Monday of second degree murder in the killing of actress Lana Clarkson. Prosecutors cheered but had little explanation as to why it was different this time around.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - The second time was a charm for prosecutors in the trial of record producer Phil Spector, who was convicted Monday of second-degree murder for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. But legal analysts were divided on what may have made the difference since a first jury deadlocked in 2007. "The history in this country tends to be that retrials favor the prosecution," said Loyola Law School...
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