Startling Developments in the Phil Spector Trial

Cutler has been absent from much of the trial testimony over the past two months and seemed to be less than effective when he was present.

The verdict in the Spector will turn on the crime scene evidence. Stunning developments in this area have taken place over the past two weeks.

Dr. Michael Baden introduced a new defense theory that Lana Clarkson may have lived a short time after the bullet was fired making possible the proposition that she expectorated blood on Spector's jacket.

The prosecution was taken by surprise by Baden's testimony. The court scolded Spector's defense team for failing to share this new theory with the prosecution before Baden testified.

In rebuttal prosecution offered the testimony of John Andrews a Forensic Neuropathologist who examined Clarkson's brain and spinal cord as a consultant to the L.A. County Coroner. He testified that Clarkson could not have breathed, coughed, spit or sneezed after she was shot.

Court watchers expect the trial to conclude within days. Closing arguments are scheduled for mid-September.