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I can't imagine how much the state of California has spent in its vendetta against Phil Spector, but the cost must easily be in the tens of millions of dollars.

At any rate,

The defense in Phil Spector's murder retrial rested its case [yesterday] with the testimony of a memory expert summoned to undermine a key prosecution witness.

UC Irvine professor Elizabeth Loftus summarized research suggesting that certain circumstances -- including stress, fear and exhaustion -- can lead witnesses to misremember events.

In other words, "Who're you gonna believe? Me, or your lyin' ears?"

The whole thing has become ridiculous, especially in light of the fact that California's projected deficit for the next year and a half is a cool $42 billion.