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| Phil Spector jury fails to decide | Phil Spector jury fails to decide |
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| The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector has been sent home after failing to reach a verdict. | The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector has been sent home after failing to reach a verdict. |
| The judge in Los Angeles has declared a mistrial and prosecutors now have the option to seek a new trial. | The judge in Los Angeles has declared a mistrial and prosecutors now have the option to seek a new trial. |
| Mr Spector faces between 15 years and life imprisonment if found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003. | Mr Spector faces between 15 years and life imprisonment if found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003. |
| He denies the charge, and his lawyers have argued that it was a case of suicide rather than murder. | He denies the charge, and his lawyers have argued that it was a case of suicide rather than murder. |
| Deadlock | |
| The jury had been deliberating since 10 September in a trial that lasted more than four months. | The jury had been deliberating since 10 September in a trial that lasted more than four months. |
| The jurors said they were split 10 to two - but it was not clear which way they were leaning. | The jurors said they were split 10 to two - but it was not clear which way they were leaning. |
| The jury had already announced once that it had failed to come to a unanimous decision, on 18 September, when the panel was split seven to five. | |
| The judge said he will decide what happens next on 3 October. | |
| The BBC's correspondent in Los Angeles, Peter Bowes, said Mr Spector showed little emotion as the judge told the jury they could go home. | The BBC's correspondent in Los Angeles, Peter Bowes, said Mr Spector showed little emotion as the judge told the jury they could go home. |
| 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. | |
| Mr Spector has worked with some of the biggest names in the music business, including the Beatles, and is famous for pioneering the "Wall of Sound" recording technique in the 1960s. |