Those of you eager to return to the sordid shenanigans of the Phil Spector murder trial are going to have to be patient. As previously reported, this year's trial ended in a mis-trial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision as to whether or not the legendary music producer shot dead actress Lana Clarkson at his Beverly Hills home back in 2003. The prosecution are pursuing their case against Spector for a second time, but his legal team from the first trial have stepped down, meaning a new legal team will mount the producer's defence at the second trial. And the lawyer leading the new defence team has said he will need several months to review the thousands of court documents relating to the case. Doron Weinberg told the LA Superior Court last week: "I can only represent him if I have enough time to do so". As a result, legal types involved in the case won't regroup until 22 May - and only then will they set an actual date for the second trial. Insiders reckon that that means the actual trial won't begin until September at the earliest.
Dec 10, 2007
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No Spector re-trial until September
Phil Spector's second murder trial is unlikely to start before September, as his new lawyer Doron Weinberg needs months to review the case documents.