Phil Spector Found Guilty Of Murder...FINALLY - Page 2
Prosecutor Alan Jackson said he believed the jury reached the correct verdict, and he acknowledged the strength and backing of Clarkson's family. But defense attorney Doron Weinberg said Spector's defense team disagreed and planned to appeal.
"We don't believe justice was done," Weinberg said.
Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler declined to allow Spector to remain free on bail pending sentencing, citing Spector's years-long "pattern of violence" involving firearms.
"This was not an isolated incident," Fidler said, noting Spector's two previous firearm-related convictions from the 1970s. "The taking of an innocent human life, it doesn't get any more serious than that."
When the first trial ended in a mistrial it was then that I realized famous people, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, will be found innocent more often than the average non-famous person. This alone, is enough to make me completely distrust our judicial system. The fact that Spector's defense team continued to maintain that Clarkson was suicidal and chose to end her life in the home of a person she just met was the rancid icing on the cake.
Clarkson's family were instrumental in getting justice for Lana and continued to push the prosecution to force a proper trial through the system. My condolences to them and appreciation for their help in getting this piece of crap off the streets.
While it's true Phil Spector was an important part of rock 'n' roll history, producing acts as diverse as the Beatles, The Ramones, Ike and Tina Turner and his ex-wife Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett (Ronnie Spector). Unfortunately, his history of threatening behavior of artists and girlfriends alike, were merely the opening to his final act: murder.
Spector, at age 69, with the likelihood of spending at least 18 years in prison, will hopefully rot in his cell for the remainder of his life. Thanks for the music, enjoy eternity in hell you crazy m-effer.
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