Prosecutors in the Phil Spector murder trial, which ended in a mistrial this week, of course, have vowed to put the legendary producer on trial for a second time.
As previously reported, Judge Larry Paul Fidler declared a mistrial after the jury who had sat through the five and half month trial failed to reach a unanimous decision as to Spector's innocence or guilt regarding his involvement in the death of actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003 - being split 10-2. The prosecution announced almost immediately that they will now pursue a second trial, despite the cost of such an exercise. A hearing will be held next Wednesday to discuss a retrial, though any trial is unlikely to start for a few months - which means I'm not going to get my Spector trial book out before Christmas now, which is irritating.
Given the slightly weird tendency of American jurors to go on the telly to discuss cases on which they have deliberated, we now know that the ten jurors were voting guilty, while just two jurors believed Clarkson shot herself at Spector's home - which way the majority were voting wasn't officially revealed in court.
Commenting on the mistrial, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley told reporters yesterday: "We are disappointed the jury was unable to reach a verdict. We will seek the court's permission to retry the case and begin immediately to prepare for retrial".