The high-profile murder trial of Phil Spector was put on hold yesterday when the legendary music producer�s defence lawyer fell ill.
Spector�s flamboyant lawyer, Bruce Cutler, was forced to seek treatment for an undisclosed illness, according to officials at Los Angeles Superior Court.
�We have an ill attorney,� said a court official. �The trial will resume on Wednesday.�
Spector, 67, is accused of fatally shooting 40-year-old Lana Clarkson at his home on February 3, 2003, hours after meeting her at a Hollywood nightclub.
Spector denies murder, with his lawyers saying last week Clarkson killed herself.
This is the latest in a series of set backs for the trial after Spector replaced his lawyers on three separate occasions.
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