By IANS,
London : Music producer Phil Spector has been found guilty of murder after a six-month retrial in Los Angeles.
Jurors, who were handed the case on March 26, reached a verdict at Los Angeles Superior Court early on Monday, and ruled that Spector shot and killed actress Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his Alhambra, California, mansion in February 2003.
Spector and his defence team, however, maintained that Clarkson shot herself, contactmusic.com reports.
The 69-year-old behind classic hits by Tina Turner, the Beatles and the Ramones now faces at least 18 years behind bars.
Spector was in court for the verdict. He will be sentenced on May 29.
He was arrested on Feb 3, 2003, after his driver called police to report a dead body in the foyer of the producer’s mansion.
Spector’s first trial ended in 2007 with a jury deadlock.