tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post6681754916568731815..comments2024-02-24T18:44:39.324-08:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: Phil Spector Retrial: Day Fifty, No TestimonySprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-35591747576158002009-03-03T19:16:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:16:00.000-08:00Sprocket:You're right, the Backstage closed last y...Sprocket:<BR/><BR/>You're right, the Backstage closed last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-78051830334405363992009-03-03T10:23:00.000-08:002009-03-03T10:23:00.000-08:00JayDee: Jury contactsThere is a department in the ...<B>JayDee: Jury contacts</B><BR/><BR/>There is a department in the courthouse that is in charge of jurors. I'm sure they have the name/address/phone #, etc. However, the only thing courtroom 106 received is their juror # and I believe they probably got a phone number from each of them once they were seated and sworn in.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon @ 10:52 pm: Being sent home</B><BR/><BR/>This is not the first time this has happened, where jurors came in and then they were sent home. It's happened a few times when jurors have been ill. Happened the very first day that testimony was to begin, remember, when the one juror hurt his foot. It also happened right before Christmas break when Juror #1 was taken to the emergency room.<BR/><BR/><B>Lee in Oz: Short notice</B><BR/><BR/>It IS short notice. It had to have happened over the weekend either Saturday or Sunday. From what I was told from those who were there, the words "medical procedure" were given. For it to stop the trial that would have to be Spector, and not a witness. A witness can always be rescheduled and another witness brought in.<BR/><BR/>I hope AJ asks for "proof" that Spector had the medical procedure (instead of just a bandage on his throat) such as the medical bill or a note from his doctor.<BR/><BR/><B>Freemore: Firing Weinberg</B><BR/><BR/>We learned from Dominick Dunne that during the last trial, Spector tried to fire Chris Plourd after the Baden debacle. Fidler wouldn't let him. So, I'm doubting Fidler would let Spector fire Weinberg now.<BR/><BR/><B>Bill: Where is Pie?</B><BR/><BR/>If I'm remembering correctly, We've had Sims state on the stand that he is still in contact with Pie, but not as much since the Backstage closed. For the life of me I'm drawing a blank on if he stated she has been ill. It may be in my notes covering Sims.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon @ 3:07 am: Illness</B><BR/><BR/>In the Ayres case, did Weinberg tell the judge "he" was ill or his client was ill? From my understanding of Monday, he told Fidler Spector was having a "medical procedure." <BR/><BR/><B>Sedonia Sunset:</B><BR/><BR/>LOL! Those are certainly some interesting possibilities.<BR/><BR/><B>Donchais: Doctor's Note</B><BR/><BR/>I hope Fidler makes Weinberg produce one but with the way these rulings have gone so far on the defense, I'm doubting it. So let's speculate for a moment. Wouldn't it be amazing if the prosecution had a detective watching for cars leaving the Castle on Monday and no one left for the surgery appointment?<BR/><BR/><B>Anon @ 6:26 am: Backstage</B><BR/><BR/>I was under the impression the place was closed. I could be wrong about that. I could have sworn that Sims testified the place was closed when the owner died a few years ago. Shrugging shoulders here.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon @ 7:17 am: "Crumbling Defense"</B><BR/><BR/>Weinberg has been a much better <I>performing</I> attorney in the courtroom. However, in his case-in-chief, his witnesses have not fared well on the stand.<BR/><BR/>Spitz: Coming across as needing to be put out to pasture years ago and arguing, almost yelling at AJ from the stand.<BR/><BR/>Pex: Perjury accusation.<BR/><BR/>Di Maio: Trying to get him to shore up other failing witnesses (Pex, Spitz) as well as testify to things where he is NOT an expert.<BR/><BR/>Sims: Discovery violation and no explanation for his dramatically changed testimony.<BR/><BR/>Hayes Riedl: Coming across as a real "Bitch" on the stand who was no "friend" of Lana, and who lost control and was yelling at Truc Do.<BR/><BR/>This is what I mean about "crumbling defense."<BR/><BR/>Who knows. Maybe the jury will believe Ms. Pie when she takes the stand and his suicide defense theory will pull a rabbit out of the hat for Spector. In my opinion, that's a real long shot though.<BR/><BR/>I spoke to Juror #9 yesterday, (who was thinking of attending court today) and asked him if he believed any of the "friends" such as Pie, Jennifer, and Greg Sims. He said that the jury didn't believe a single one of them. That their testimony wasn't really discussed at all in the jury room.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-58374446526376249842009-03-03T09:18:00.000-08:002009-03-03T09:18:00.000-08:00Maybe Weinberg is advising him to take the stand, ...Maybe Weinberg is advising him to take the stand, hence vocal cord surgery but I just can't see Spector's ego allowing him to be questioned by AJ.<BR/><BR/>Or the Ayres trial catching up to Weinberg may be the thing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Sedonia for the giggles and yes, I googled the park bench.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-56840290263148270882009-03-03T08:55:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:55:00.000-08:00He probably needed his voice back to tell the cour...He probably needed his voice back to tell the court that he isn't taking the stand. He is guilty and he just can't take a cross examination from AJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-62779005312688982602009-03-03T08:36:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:36:00.000-08:00Sprocket... thanks as always for a job well done. ...Sprocket... thanks as always for a job well done. I am just eage for the troll to be locked away. Wish CA would do us a favor and lock away JHR and Pie too. Oh Hell, throw Sims in there too.<BR/><BR/>Sedonia Sunset... actually rotflmao. so funnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-68210666994952321912009-03-03T07:24:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:24:00.000-08:00Sprocket, if the trial is on today please post tha...Sprocket, if the trial is on today please post that information before you leave for the court. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-56221722681945425562009-03-03T07:23:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:23:00.000-08:00I expect the trial to resume today or tomorrow. Th...I expect the trial to resume today or tomorrow. The handwriting's on the wall. It's over for Spector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-20394884779328601542009-03-03T07:20:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:20:00.000-08:00Wow. Spector trying to flee....that would be grea...Wow. Spector trying to flee....that would be great. I doubt it, but it would be great. Spector the fugitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-55390505448617972052009-03-03T07:17:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:17:00.000-08:00Can you think of a reason why Phil Spector might n...Can you think of a reason why Phil Spector might need his voice before the defense rests?<BR/><BR/>Anyone?<BR/><BR/>BTW, Sprocket, re the "crumbling defense" theory, my impression from your daily reports has been that the defense case was much better executed than in Spector I. Is this not correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-42611531958900526582009-03-03T06:51:00.000-08:002009-03-03T06:51:00.000-08:00In the poll, I voted that Spector was trying to de...In the poll, I voted that Spector was trying to delay the inevitable. As Freemore wrote, he may be trying to fire his attorney. Spector could, in his usual fashion, be telling Weinberg what to do, hoping that this would make him resign. It may be something like this.<BR/><BR/>Spector may feel he has nothing to lose in trying to find some way to get another mistrial. He may hope that there will be a public outcry for the D.A.'s office to "leave him alone," and for the public to say, "Phil Spector has been punished enough." <BR/><BR/>The above is just speculation on my part. As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I wouldn't be surprised if Spector tries to flee. I'm certain law enforcement is keeping an eye on him.<BR/><BR/>David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-23858699365188132592009-03-03T06:33:00.000-08:002009-03-03T06:33:00.000-08:00Possibly Spector and Weinberg are both upset about...Possibly Spector and Weinberg are both upset about that Dimaio gave reasonable answers while he was being cross examined. They might be worried that their witnesses are starting to bail on this sinking ship, and will no longer risk their reputations for this little creep. If so, they are stalling to try to come up with a revised strategy. TOO late!!! Unless there is an idiot on the jury, Spector is toast.<BR/><BR/>RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-85758297755986796002009-03-03T06:26:00.000-08:002009-03-03T06:26:00.000-08:00I went to the website for "Backstage Cafe Beverly ...I went to the website for "Backstage Cafe Beverly Hills" and the calendar of events page was blank. (Tonite is Pie nite, she could be found there for subpoena service or whatever)...its all too mysterious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-54813677628297171062009-03-03T06:05:00.000-08:002009-03-03T06:05:00.000-08:00Surely he cannot fire the attorney at this point (...Surely he cannot fire the attorney at this point (he would also lose Reardon (sp?), who shares an office in San Fran w/Weinberg).<BR/><BR/>Whatever medical issue he has, you can bet it will be prolonged as long as humanly possible.<BR/>Wes J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-38017096468354587412009-03-03T05:40:00.000-08:002009-03-03T05:40:00.000-08:00So, does the wee one have to bring a doctors note?...So, does the wee one have to bring a doctors note? Or do we just buy the bs?donchaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633448176681880930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-89446225380860458182009-03-03T04:29:00.000-08:002009-03-03T04:29:00.000-08:00Maybe Phil sees the writing on the wall and decide...Maybe Phil sees the writing on the wall and decided to get the throat surgery NOW before he's in the slammer, where it will probably be much more difficult to get it done ... naaah.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he's pulling a Michael Jackson and he'll show up in court tomorrow wearing pajama bottoms. <BR/><BR/>Maybe Rachelle couldn't stand looking at his ugly face or listening to his vile, incomprehensible spewing for one more second and he needs a procedure to remove an embedded stiletto heel from somewhere upon his person.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he slipped and fell into the fountain which, having been revved up considerably, kept swirling him around in circles until someone fished him out, with him looking like a nearly drowned chihuahua, although, really, he looks more like a turtle (see comparison photo at:<BR/><BR/>http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x149/sedoniasunset/Phil%20Spector%202008/philvstortoise.jpg<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/66leb3<BR/><BR/>Given his turtle/tortoise-like attributes, maybe he rolled over on his back and couldn't get up and is now exhausted from the effort.<BR/><BR/>Maybe his hemorrhoids have gotten to an acute phase from all that sitting in court. We'll know if he has to bring an inflatable doughnut to court :-)<BR/><BR/>Maybe he tripped on his rifle while walking down the stairs in his Elmer Fudd ensemble.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he fell off his platform shoes.<BR/><BR/>He might have a wig emergency. <BR/><BR/>Maybe Punkin Pie showed up on his doorstep wearing what she wore to her first day in court the last time around and he's suffering from hysterical blindness. <BR/><BR/>He realized that his mother's warnings came true and his face really IS stuck that way.<BR/><BR/>Maybe his nipple ring became infected (this is a reference to a threatening call he made to Dorothy Melvin that was played in court). <BR/><BR/>Maybe he found a Beijing bench with holes in it (some of you know what I'm talking about) ;-) If not, Google "beijing park bench holes". <BR/><BR/>Maybe he needed a procedure to remove the heads of his expert witnesses from his ass. <BR/><BR/>Or maybe he finally realized that he killed a woman by sticking a gun in her mouth to bolster his pathetic ego even as he realizes that everyone (especially women) thinks he's a disgusting, lying, despicable turd, and he can't face it anymore, so he's collapsed in a quivering mass of weeping jelly somewhere, terrified by the sure knowledge that he's going to Hell or, at the very least, PRISON. Is there a procedure for THAT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-37563304347210856112009-03-03T03:07:00.000-08:002009-03-03T03:07:00.000-08:00Bear in mind, Weinberg pulled the same "illness" e...Bear in mind, Weinberg pulled the same "illness" excuse back in October when he was supposed to attend a pre-trial hearing for accused child molester Dr. William Ayres. That date had been set back in July, before the Spector trial had started. But Weinberg scheduled something that day for the Spector trial anyway, and then said he had to reschedule Ayres due to illness. He was admonished by the Ayres judge in court in July over his delay tactics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-17682052308711613552009-03-03T02:59:00.000-08:002009-03-03T02:59:00.000-08:00Thanks for your diligence in both the Spectr trial...Thanks for your diligence in both the Spectr trial and the Anthony trial to be. You are the best source on both. I have a theory I believe to be the case since the last trial...I think Mis Punkin Pie got her "pay off" from Phil and is enjoying social life in Cancun! What do others think? She had to be paid!!!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787903460292375166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-11321635844218953262009-03-03T01:36:00.000-08:002009-03-03T01:36:00.000-08:00"Crumbling defense"?"Crumbling defense"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-71162756934669569772009-03-02T23:54:00.000-08:002009-03-02T23:54:00.000-08:00I would not be surprised if PS isn't trying to fir...I would not be surprised if PS isn't trying to fire his attorney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-12425026403277062842009-03-02T22:55:00.000-08:002009-03-02T22:55:00.000-08:00Hi Sprocket,Like Anonymous 2 March 9.37 PM I am al...Hi Sprocket,<BR/>Like Anonymous 2 March 9.37 PM I am also sitting at my computer (but not just in another state but in another COUNTRY!) idly wondering about this court darkness. I am wondering under what circumstances could this happen at such short notice? Would it be possible for Weinberg to stall in such a way? Wouldn't it have to be an emergency? I'm thinking that if it was just a stalling technique that Fidler wouldn't have to agree, or at least he would have the court sit (without the jury) to discuss / rule?<BR/>What do you think Sprocket? <BR/>p.s. I'm pleased you're getting a day off. You deserve a break!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-30125648760421651312009-03-02T22:52:00.000-08:002009-03-02T22:52:00.000-08:00Well, what ever happened... the jury can't be to h...Well, what ever happened... the jury can't be to happy... to show up and than be sent home...I would we pssst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-55988331438646352632009-03-02T22:08:00.000-08:002009-03-02T22:08:00.000-08:00I didn't choose the new evidence choice because it...I didn't choose the new evidence choice because it's obvious Weinberg doesn't care if he has violations.<BR/><BR/>That would be sooo cool if Pie had flown the coop, but as JHR still had to finish her testimony (right?) I ruled that excuse out.<BR/><BR/>I picked Spector is stalling because his defense is falling apart. I realize this is not the most logical or even probable but it made ME feel the best! BWAHH!katfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677596326492200191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-20523887833390958782009-03-02T21:38:00.000-08:002009-03-02T21:38:00.000-08:00Not sure about Los Angeles these days, but in most...Not sure about Los Angeles these days, but in most of the state, the Jury Commissioner's office maintains the records regarding who's on what jury and how to reach them. When I did jury service up there in the 90's, they'd call us or wave us off pretty quickly. It seems unlikely that they wouldn't have an emergency procedure.<BR/><BR/>So I guess I'll vote for "late Sunday".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-44892861599287958502009-03-02T21:37:00.000-08:002009-03-02T21:37:00.000-08:00Love the poll thing in your blog. A great idea. ...Love the poll thing in your blog. A great idea. <BR/><BR/>Let's see. What other unknown reasons could I come up with --sitting at my computer in another state musing on the strange event of court going dark so unexpectedly?<BR/><BR/>1. Phil Spector had a medical emergency and had to go to the emergency room for something completely unrelated to his throat. Maybe his prostate is acting up after all that viagra he takes.<BR/><BR/>2. Phil Spector, who has been the ultimate control freak up to now, has had it with Weinberg and is trying to fire him (good luck).<BR/><BR/>3. Weinberg has presented Fidler with some complex and compelling reason for a mistrial, and Fidler needs the time to sort it out.<BR/><BR/>4. As all the other witnesses are seeing the way things are going and its effect on their personal reputations and careers, they are leaving the sinking ship.<BR/><BR/>I am sure there are endless things to speculate on, but one thing I feel sure of, and that is that PS and his need to control are at the center of it.<BR/><BR/>These thoughts are the result of my idle speculation...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com