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| The jury in the trial of music producer Phil Spector has begun its deliberations as the five-month case nears its conclusion. | The jury in the trial of music producer Phil Spector has begun its deliberations as the five-month case nears its conclusion. |
| The 67-year-old hit maker denies shooting B-movie actress Lana Clarkson in the mouth at his Los Angeles home after a night out in February 2003. | |
| His lawyers have argued that it was a case of suicide rather than murder. | His lawyers have argued that it was a case of suicide rather than murder. |
| Mr Spector, famous for his "Wall of Sound" recordings, could face between 15 years and life in prison if guilty. | |
| The jury of nine men and three women retired to deliberate the charge of second-degree murder after Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler gave them final legal instructions. | |
| The judge also took part in a heated exchange with Spector's wife over a television interview she gave about the case. | |
| Judge Fidler ordered Rachelle Spector not to speak to the press after he said she had sent e-mails to reporters over the weekend about the TV interview. | |
| "Ma'am, I'm going to do something I've never done before," Judge Fidler said. | |
| "You will not talk to the press... until a verdict or other decision is arrived at in this case. If you do, you're in violation of my order and you know what I do to people who violate my orders." | |
| The two sides in the trial closed their cases on Friday. | The two sides in the trial closed their cases on Friday. |
| The prosecution, speaking last, offered a dramatic animated video purporting to recreate the shooting, showing Mr Spector within inches of Ms Clarkson's mouth. | The prosecution, speaking last, offered a dramatic animated video purporting to recreate the shooting, showing Mr Spector within inches of Ms Clarkson's mouth. |
| Lana Clarkson appeared in cult 1980s film Barbarian Queen"These are not evidence," prosecutor Pat Dixon said of the animations. "They are our view of what happened." | Lana Clarkson appeared in cult 1980s film Barbarian Queen"These are not evidence," prosecutor Pat Dixon said of the animations. "They are our view of what happened." |
| Mr Spector's lawyer closed her case by asking jurors not to become "vigilantes", appealing to them not to judge the star on his appearance or by stories of women who dated him. | Mr Spector's lawyer closed her case by asking jurors not to become "vigilantes", appealing to them not to judge the star on his appearance or by stories of women who dated him. |
| "It's real easy to convict someone if you don't like them very much," lawyer Linda Kenney-Baden warned jurors. | "It's real easy to convict someone if you don't like them very much," lawyer Linda Kenney-Baden warned jurors. |
| "You're not the media. You are the search for the truth. Ask yourself - have they really proved their case or just attacked what we brought to you?" | "You're not the media. You are the search for the truth. Ask yourself - have they really proved their case or just attacked what we brought to you?" |
| Ms Clarkson, 40, had been working as a hostess at the House of Blues venue in Los Angeles, and went home with Mr Spector on the night of her death. | Ms Clarkson, 40, had been working as a hostess at the House of Blues venue in Los Angeles, and went home with Mr Spector on the night of her death. |
| Her acting career had hit the rocks after appearing in cult 1980s films such as Barbarian Queen and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. | Her acting career had hit the rocks after appearing in cult 1980s films such as Barbarian Queen and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. |
| Hit records | Hit records |
| Mr Spector has worked with some of the biggest names in the pop and rock business, including The Beatles and Ike and Tina Turner. | Mr Spector has worked with some of the biggest names in the pop and rock business, including The Beatles and Ike and Tina Turner. |
| He has produced hits including You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by the Righteous Brothers and the Ronettes' Be My Baby. | He has produced hits including You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by the Righteous Brothers and the Ronettes' Be My Baby. |
| Mr Spector's trial is the most high-profile in the US since former American football player OJ Simpson was accused of murdering his wife and her friend in 1995. | Mr Spector's trial is the most high-profile in the US since former American football player OJ Simpson was accused of murdering his wife and her friend in 1995. |
| But while the trial has received extensive coverage on Court TV, it has largely been ignored by network television in the US. | But while the trial has received extensive coverage on Court TV, it has largely been ignored by network television in the US. |
| By contrast, Mr Simpson's televised trial - in which he was eventually cleared - captivated public interest in the US and around the world. | By contrast, Mr Simpson's televised trial - in which he was eventually cleared - captivated public interest in the US and around the world. |