Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler advised Spector of his right to testify, but he chose not to take the stand in his own defense. Attorney Doron Weinberg concluded with testimony from forensic psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, an expert in memory and witness testimony. Her opinions were presented to cast doubt on the prosecution's star witness, a chauffeur who said he heard Spector say he thought he had killed somebody.
Spector, the eccentric music legend renowned for his Wall of Sound" recording technique, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Clarkson, who became a 1980s cult figure through her starring role in the film Barbarian Queen."
She died of a gunshot fired into her mouth while seated in the foyer of Spector's home in 2003. The defense has contended Clarkson was suicidal and killed herself. The prosecution maintains that Spector killed her.
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