Phil Spector was a famous record producer, songwriter and artist. In 2009, he was convicted of the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson. Spector’s first trial resulted in a hung jury, and six years later he was tried again resulting in his conviction.
Submit a three (3) page paper using the format below and answering the following questions. You must use 1 inch margins and 1.5 line spacing, as well as 12pt font, preferably Times Roman or Arial.
1. Give a brief overview of the facts of the case, including an explanation of the specific statute(s) under which the defendant was charged and/or convicted and the ultimate outcome of the case.
2. Which attorney gave the jury more significant facts to consider? 3. What other evidence (than testimony) was significant in establishing or challenging a prima facie case of murder? 4. Describe why one was more persuasive than the other, and how the jury would have been persuaded one way or the other based on the closing statements.
5. As a budding criminal justice scholar, discuss briefly why this case is important to the study of criminal justice and criminal prosecution, and how reading primary documentation about it has changed your own perspective on the case.
