Phil Spector Jury Hung; Maybe He Sneezed
After five months, the Phil Spector trial has ended after the jury announced that for the second time in two weeks it was unable to reach a verdict. The panel initally said it was deadlocked five days ago, but they were ordered to continue after the judge did some tweaking to the jury instructions.
However, after a total of twelve days of deliberations, the jury returned word that they were deadlocked 10-2. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler dismissed the jury and scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday to begin discussions on a retrial.
According to Court TV:
To find Spector guilty of second-degree murder, jurors did not have to conclude that he fired the weapon intentionally, but only that he acted “with a conscious disregard for human life.”
In his summation, a prosecutor told jurors they could convict Spector on the basis of pointing the weapon at [Lana] Clarkson’s face even if they determined the gun went off because the actress slapped at it or the defendant sneezed.
And you know that is what happened. He was just showing her the gun, because you know, that is what reclusive strange guys do when they bring girls they want to impress back to their castle, and after all it had always worked before. She was so enthralled with this display of masculinity that she impulsively grabbed for the gun, you know, because she wanted to “kiss the gun”. Oh yeah. And then Spector sneezed.
Yep, I’m sure that’s it. It’s an open-and-shut case. He’ll be back home showing off his gun again in no time.
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09/24th/2007
The TENSION in this Thing is…. Many Sinics, “Negatives”, Nay-Sayers, and Dick-H**DS
ASSUME (you know, assume…ASS U ME ) - that because some WELL-Heeled Sonava, with Big $$ BUCKS $$, Can get away W/ (literal) ‘murder…esp.in a CALIF. Courtroom! All folks are as Guilty as O.J. ! The gentleman does not to be ..”Convicted in the Press” Prior to his Adjudication, ( we’ve Got a Hung Jury…for those S.O.B’s that can’t READ!!
Comment by H.SHANAFELT — September 27, 2007 @ 4:31 pm