Spector Prosecutor, Defense Expert Spar in Murder Trial

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Friday, June 29, 2007
   
  LOS ANGELES —  As Phil Spector sat in the courtroom, hands trembling, a forensic expert told the jury Thursday that actress Lana Clarkson was stronger than the record producer and could have shot him more easily than he could have shot her.

Dr. Vincent DiMaio, who has testified in Spector's murder trial that Clarkson committed suicide, also said she probably fired the gun in "a spontaneous reaction of some sort. Stupid. Based on alcohol."

The testimony drew an angry response from the prosecutor, who kept up a hostile, rapid-fire attack on the witness for more than two hours. He accused DiMaio of "cherrypicking" and "manipulating" facts. The witness accused the prosecutor of doing the same.

"Look at Mr. Spector," DiMaio said at one point, drawing jurors' attention to the frail, diminutive defendant. "He has Parkinson's features. He trembles."

The 67-year-old Spector is charged with murdering Clarkson within hours of meeting her. She was working as a hostess at the House of Blues and went home with him after closing time.

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