Sunday, March 4, 2012

Mistrial Declared in Phil Spector Case

LOS ANGELES - A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the murder case against Phil Spector when the jury reported that it was deadlocked 10-2 in favor of convicting the music producer of killing actress Lana Clarkson more than four years ago.

The prosecutor's office announced it would seek to retry Spector, and the family of the actress also pledged to press on.

"We will not rest until justice is done," said John C. Taylor, a lawyer for the family.

Spector and his wife, Rachelle, left the courthouse shortly after the mistrial. The producer's attorneys later met with the jury.

"We thank the people of Los Angeles for keeping an open mind and the jury for …

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