tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post4460011375091323440..comments2024-02-24T18:44:39.324-08:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: Phil Spector Retrial: Day Fifty-eight, The Prosecution Rests Their Rebuttal Case!Sprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-20303632754712523682009-04-14T14:34:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:34:00.000-07:00Thank you all for following this trial. My best f...Thank you all for following this trial. My best friend has had unfriendly encounters with PS, which kind of made these trials personal. I felt that PS's attorney's could have taken a vastly different route in defending him than trashing Lana. ("It was an accident," for instance.) And, I do think PS is a menace (and should have had jail time for his previous gun episodes). You don't have to write me back. You've done so much already. Thanks again.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-41714364360839943892009-03-19T10:16:00.000-07:002009-03-19T10:16:00.000-07:00I have been reading 'Be My Baby', which should hav...I have been reading 'Be My Baby', which should have been called, 'How I lived thru and abusive marriage'. This man has been in a self-made prison for his whole life. On the outside, going to jail will be justice, but he has been paying inside for a long time. The only peace he will find is when his life is over. Too bad he had to hurt so many in between. A totally aberrant person. And that's a euphemism!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Sprocket!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-15980077878976554992009-03-18T16:26:00.000-07:002009-03-18T16:26:00.000-07:00I am rereading the de Souza testimony. One thing ...I am rereading the de Souza testimony. One thing I don't think that has been mentioned or stressed is that Spector YELLED at Lana in the limousine not to talk to de Souza. He didn't even know her, but already he's in his controlling mode. I would think that this bit of behavior would make a difference in determining Spector's actions later in the evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-46979286087866647262009-03-18T11:11:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:11:00.000-07:00t-shirt wearing juror:He asked to be excused due t...<B>t-shirt wearing juror:</B><BR/><BR/>He asked to be excused due to financial hardship. He was replaced with alternate #15, an Asian woman.<BR/><BR/><B>Attending the closings:</B><BR/><BR/>My recommendation: Get there early, like by 9:00 am or earlier, if possible.<BR/><BR/>If you are driving and cannot afford to pay $16.00 to $18.00 a day for parking, I recommend the budget lots that are on Main and Broadway, 2.5 blocks south of Temple Street. They are SOUTH of 2nd Street and are only $9.00 a day. <BR/><BR/>Here is the link to the Court's web page: http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/locations/Location.aspx?loc=CCB <BR/><BR/>The parking lot directly behind the building fills up pretty fast. It's usually full by 8:30 am and costs $16.00 or $18.00; I can't remember which. The building takes up the entire block between Broadway and Main Street. So, if you are parking in one of the budget lots, just walk north on those streets and you can't miss the building.<BR/><BR/>There is a lot that is $8.00 a day, but it is five blocks away, near LOS ANGELES STREET, south of SECOND STREET<BR/><BR/>If you are taking the Metro, or MetroLINK you need to take the Red Line Train to the Civic Center Station.<BR/><BR/>Once you exit the train, take the TEMPLE STREET stairs or escalators to your right. When you get up on the street, you will be facing North, half way between Temple and 1st Street, on HILL STREET. <BR/><BR/>If you turn to your right, you will see a big open granite plaza. This is called the "Court of Flags." Walk through that plaza and down the steps to BROADWAY. You will be able to see the Criminal Court Building at the bottom of the steps and there is a crosswalk right there. You can easily enter from the rear of the building.<BR/><BR/>You should also arrive early because you never know how long the line to get through security will be on the main floor. It has taken me as long a 20 minutes to get through that line sometimes, but usually takes anywhere from two to ten minutes.<BR/><BR/>Courtroom 106 is on the 9th floor, where there is a second security screening station. Once you clear security in the elevator bay, turn to your left and go all the way down to the end of the hall. 106 is the last courtroom on the right.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-6744926955593366452009-03-18T09:24:00.000-07:002009-03-18T09:24:00.000-07:00Sprocket~ You"re coverage has really been brillian...Sprocket~ You"re coverage has really been brilliant...that to put it mildly. How difficult do you think it may be to get a seat in the courtroom during closings??? What is a good arrival time to at least be in the running?? Please advise....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-63694235296256210632009-03-18T09:15:00.000-07:002009-03-18T09:15:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for a wonderful job of reporting...Thank you so much for a wonderful job of reporting on this trial. Now we can only hope that Spector goes to jail directly at the end of this trial, where he should have been years ago. Will you be able to keep us informed on the lawsuits facing Spector. The Clarkson family should take everything he has left. He has murdered an innocent woman and becides losing his freedom he deserves to lose everything else too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-56165237587252251732009-03-18T09:09:00.000-07:002009-03-18T09:09:00.000-07:00David: Good one! I love that visualMarsha: I'm...David: Good one! I love that visual<BR/><BR/>Marsha: I'm going with 3 days as the jury will have so many exhibits in the jury room that if they decide to review many of them its going to take some time.<BR/><BR/>My only concern is the juror (i think it was #5) that wore the old rock & roll t-shirts earlier in the trial. I'm hoping he's not been paid off or otherwise influenced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-83055245329856503242009-03-18T08:14:00.000-07:002009-03-18T08:14:00.000-07:00If convicted, Spector will probably go to a prison...If convicted, Spector will probably go to a prison that has a wing for prisoners who would be in danger inside the general population. An example is Mikhail Markhaseev, the convicted murderer of Ennis Cosby. <BR/><BR/>There is another prisoner who is in the same place as Markhaseev, who might soon be Phil Spector's neighbor. This is a fellow named Charles Manson. In a few months, Charlie may be walking up to Spector and saying; "Phil, I've always enjoyed your music. I'm your best friend around here."<BR/><BR/>David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-8269035148514707182009-03-18T06:56:00.000-07:002009-03-18T06:56:00.000-07:00Sprocket, thanks from me also for keeping up updat...Sprocket, thanks from me also for keeping up updated on this trial. What a change from the first one!<BR/>I am giving the jury 2 days for a verdict. Anyone?Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468271047649290090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-28438279627134926012009-03-18T00:39:00.000-07:002009-03-18T00:39:00.000-07:00Sprocket,Thank you friend for your great reporting...Sprocket,<BR/>Thank you friend for your great reporting of this case and all of the time you have spent to bring us the coverage of this and the first trial. I suspect this blogging is a labor of love or you wouldn't do it,but I have to say that I love you for doing it! You're the best.<BR/>I am counting on a conviction for Spector, it is way past time for him to pay for killing Lana.<BR/><BR/>Word is Judge Fidler is handling aspects of Howard K. Stern and Anna's doctor's case. Any chance we will hear from you on that one?<BR/>(LOL, after a well deserved vcacation of course.)katfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677596326492200191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-55234932761716235502009-03-17T21:58:00.000-07:002009-03-17T21:58:00.000-07:00Spector managed to weasel six years of freedom for...Spector managed to weasel six years of freedom for himself after killing Lana and that is a huge flaw in our “justice” system. But I think he’s finally going down for this murder and my only wish now is that he suffer terribly in his new state-owned home… although it will be nothing compared to the way Lana suffered when he shoved that gun in her mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-65096545826307140372009-03-17T21:25:00.000-07:002009-03-17T21:25:00.000-07:00Sprocket, thanks so much for following this trial ...Sprocket, thanks so much for following this trial with such great insight, expertise and detail. I truly believe that DeSouza's testimony (unshakable) will be the lynchpin (I wish literally) to a guilty verdict. I hope Alan's or Truc's closing argument does not leave out the part where the evidence indicated that Spector used toilet water on a rag to wipe the blood off Lana's face. This was in Alan's original closing argument and was absolutely riveting and horrifying. I will never forget it and saved it my files.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-29176873369289982502009-03-17T20:47:00.000-07:002009-03-17T20:47:00.000-07:00April 5th:That would be a physical impossibility s...<B>April 5th:</B><BR/><BR/>That would be a physical impossibility since April 5th is a Sunday.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-10131305576306369362009-03-17T20:45:00.000-07:002009-03-17T20:45:00.000-07:00If convicted...where would Spector go?I honestly d...<B>If convicted...where would Spector go?</B><BR/><BR/>I honestly don't know. I know he will be evaluated to determine what type of situation would be best suited for him. Because (if convicted) he would be a high profile inmate, my best guess is that he would be isolated.<BR/><BR/><B>The right not to testify:</B><BR/><BR/>Spector has the right not to testify. And, inside a courtroom a jury is instructed not to hold that against the defendant. That's one of the rights that makes our justice system one of the best out there.<BR/><BR/>However, that being said, that in no way means that the general public, including myself and Barry, can't have an opinion about a defendant not taking the stand.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-70969839384061547322009-03-17T20:43:00.000-07:002009-03-17T20:43:00.000-07:00It really would be justice if Phil Spector was fou...It really would be justice if Phil Spector was found guilty on April 5, Lana Clarkson's birthdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-26445814928815452872009-03-17T19:56:00.000-07:002009-03-17T19:56:00.000-07:00Wineberg has already proven to be a better lawyer ...Wineberg has already proven to be a better lawyer than the "Dream Team" by realizing what a disaster "Punkin Pie" was as a witness. <BR/><BR/>I think juries understand he role of expert paid witnesses and don't resent it. As bad as Dr. Baden, Dr. Spitz, and Dr. DiMaio were, and as much as they were paid, it does not invalidate their training and expertise. But when psychotic wannabes life J. Hayes and Punkin Pie trash the memory of their "best friend" I suspect jurors just tune out. <BR/><BR/>As a layperson watching the first trial, I DID pay attention and give weight to the Defense expert testimony. While I think they were wrong, I respect their credentials and experience and I hope (perhaps naively) that if they examined the evidence and truly believed Spector was guilty, that they would have refused to testify.<BR/><BR/>When Hayes and Pie testified, I had a few moments of wondering whether Lana Clarkson might have been suicidal. Not because the lying witches said so. But I remember thinking, "If this was my life - that these two were my best friends - maybe I would want to end it all." In the final analysis, they completely undercut the defense case, by exposing the cynical and mean spirited nature of Spector.<BR/><BR/>If this was a suicide - or an accident - the defense would only really have needed one witness. The coward sitting at the table who refused to testify.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-19105454873402583352009-03-17T18:04:00.000-07:002009-03-17T18:04:00.000-07:00Hi Sprocket,Great job. When/if PS is found guilty...Hi Sprocket,<BR/>Great job. When/if PS is found guilty, where will he go to serve his time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-32397168053047364872009-03-17T17:44:00.000-07:002009-03-17T17:44:00.000-07:00I agree its downright anti-climatic to not have a ...I agree its downright anti-climatic to not have a bitch-fight between PIE and the DA...but the jury has been much too patient already. And they never get to find out what "PIE" is/was...<BR/><BR/>Trial bride may already be preparing to hi-tale it otta there: the myspace page and webpage were both down as of 2 days ago. She was never my idea of the gracious, classy, well-bred trophy wife anyway.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Sprocket!!<BR/>Wes J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-87133525546662415682009-03-17T17:28:00.000-07:002009-03-17T17:28:00.000-07:00What is a felony:Obviously I am unable to interpre...<B>What is a felony:</B><BR/><BR/>Obviously I am unable to interpret the penal code as well as my readers. My apologies.<BR/><BR/><B>Closing Arguments:</B><BR/><BR/>Remains to be seen what the prosecution does this time. I would not be surprised if they used the animation again.<BR/><BR/><B>The Prosecution's case vs The Defense case:</B><BR/><BR/>The bottom line is, the prosecution's star witness, Adriano De Souza was unimpeachable.<BR/><BR/>Not a single defense witness was able to impeach his testimony.<BR/><BR/>No matter what Weinberg's closing argument will be, he will not be able to get around that fact.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-54904626455676120192009-03-17T17:25:00.000-07:002009-03-17T17:25:00.000-07:00SprocketThank you again for the reporting. I remem...Sprocket<BR/><BR/>Thank you again for the reporting. I remember from trial 1 the group waiting every day in court for a verdict, day after day. It is hard to believe the length of time this case has taken - the efforts of the defense to extend it seem to have been very fruitful.<BR/><BR/>Ray (posting as one of the anonymous folks)<BR/><BR/>I agree with all your comments (managed to repeat one, so I won't repeat the others)<BR/><BR/>Shiva<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the manslaughter detail - I assume it is rather difficult to escape the firearms enhancementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-34927399164024459642009-03-17T16:06:00.000-07:002009-03-17T16:06:00.000-07:00I'd like to know if anyone thinks the prosecution ...I'd like to know if anyone thinks the prosecution will use the same animation that they used last time during closing?<BR/><BR/>I thought it was extremely effective and hope they do but I'd like to know what the rest of you think...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-18380400316827705832009-03-17T16:04:00.000-07:002009-03-17T16:04:00.000-07:00My concern is that DW will take GREAT liberies dur...My concern is that DW will take GREAT liberies during closing argument and mis-state the evidence to the jury over and over. He's done this to many prosecution witnesses during his cross examinations. Luckily, the DAs were there to object.<BR/><BR/>My question is: during closing arguments, can AJ and TD do the same?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-54895532294684956702009-03-17T15:54:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:54:00.000-07:00I looked up the Penal code to see what a felony is...I looked up the Penal code to see what a felony is. Section 17 says:<BR/><BR/>"A felony is a crime which is punishable with death or by<BR/>imprisonment in the state prison. Every other crime or public<BR/>offense is a misdemeanor except those offenses that are classified as infractions."<BR/><BR/>Therfore, since Penal code section 193 (b)says the punishment for involuntary manslaughter is 2, 3 or 4 years in prision, involuntary manslaughter is a felony as defined by Penal code section 17.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-73603654612620615262009-03-17T15:50:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:50:00.000-07:00First of all thank you for keeping us posted on wh...First of all thank you for keeping us posted on what's going on with the trial. Your coverage is awesome!!! When Phil is found guilty will he go directly to jail or will he be able to stay out on bond until sentencing? I makes me sick to see him enjoying freedom when he should have been in prison years ago. Thanks again Sprocket. You are the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-32310842837435575192009-03-17T15:46:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:46:00.000-07:00It's almost a let-down to have no PIE for desert, ...It's almost a let-down to have no PIE for desert, but, it's also not a surprise. She would be a liability to the defense due to her rock and roll lifestyle and bad memory. When you lie, you need a very sharp memory, and with the first trial record, she would have been creamed, worse than the lying<BR/>Mr. Sims.<BR/><BR/>However, I wonder if PIE had any remorse for betraying her dear friend, in order to help her murderer? I also wonder if Spector was expected to advance PIE's career, and if after nothing came of that,she saw no benefit in testifying? <BR/><BR/>I'm optimistic that Spector will be found guilty this time around. Even if it's only for manslaughter, remember, Lana's mom is poised and waiting to sue him for his money, something that will hurt him worse than going to prison.<BR/><BR/> Any guilty verdict will guarantee a large payoff. As sweet as it is to imagine the killer behind bars, it's equally as satisfying to visualize Rachelle, Mommy and Phil outside the castle as everything is auctioned off, and Rachelle and Mommy go off to live in some one-bedroom somewhere, without a pot to piss in.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how much the trial bride will "LOVE" her husband when he is nothing but a bald, broke, and old felon-loser?<BR/><BR/>micheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com