US music producer Phil Spector has been convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson, after a five-month retrial.The 68-year-old, famous for the "Wall of Sound" recording technique, faces between 18 years and
life in prison.He had pleaded not guilty to the second degree murder of 40-year-old Ms Clarkson, who was shot in the mouth at Spector's home in Los Angeles.Spector was remanded in custody until sentencing on 29 May. His lawyer has said he intends to appeal.Phil Spector's lawyer gives his reaction to the verdict."I don't think justice was done today," said lawyer Doron Weinberg.Spector had looked frail as he entered the Los Angeles Superior Court, dressed in a black suit with a bright red tie.The jury took some 30 hours of deliberation to reach their unanimous guilty verdict.As the verdict was read out, Spector remained quiet and his wife Rachelle sobbed.'Legal errors'The jury had the option of returning a verdict of involuntary manslaughter, but chose not do so.An earlier trial was abandoned in 2007 after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision.
Second degree murder falls between first degree murder, which requires proof of pre-meditation, and manslaughter.Speaking after the verdict, Mr Weinberg congratulated the jury on "trying to do the best honest job they could" with "complete integrity and complete honesty".But he said the jurors had been flooded with "improper and prejudicial evidence" which made it impossible for them to reach a fair conclusion.He said he was "very, very certain" that Spector had not been proved guilty "under the proper legal standard".Mr Weinberg said "the nature of the legal errors" made in the trial were "so significant and so clear that there is every likelihood that this case will be set aside on appeal".One of the jurors, speaking at a news conference after the trial, said the jury had a "complete picture" from the evidence.The unnamed woman said they had "gone through all the information and that's what the conclusion was".
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life in prison.He had pleaded not guilty to the second degree murder of 40-year-old Ms Clarkson, who was shot in the mouth at Spector's home in Los Angeles.Spector was remanded in custody until sentencing on 29 May. His lawyer has said he intends to appeal.Phil Spector's lawyer gives his reaction to the verdict."I don't think justice was done today," said lawyer Doron Weinberg.Spector had looked frail as he entered the Los Angeles Superior Court, dressed in a black suit with a bright red tie.The jury took some 30 hours of deliberation to reach their unanimous guilty verdict.As the verdict was read out, Spector remained quiet and his wife Rachelle sobbed.'Legal errors'The jury had the option of returning a verdict of involuntary manslaughter, but chose not do so.An earlier trial was abandoned in 2007 after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision. Second degree murder falls between first degree murder, which requires proof of pre-meditation, and manslaughter.Speaking after the verdict, Mr Weinberg congratulated the jury on "trying to do the best honest job they could" with "complete integrity and complete honesty".But he said the jurors had been flooded with "improper and prejudicial evidence" which made it impossible for them to reach a fair conclusion.He said he was "very, very certain" that Spector had not been proved guilty "under the proper legal standard".Mr Weinberg said "the nature of the legal errors" made in the trial were "so significant and so clear that there is every likelihood that this case will be set aside on appeal".One of the jurors, speaking at a news conference after the trial, said the jury had a "complete picture" from the evidence.The unnamed woman said they had "gone through all the information and that's what the conclusion was". Link.. 
