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In the middle of detailed testimony from yet another well-credentialed forensic scientist, a sandy haired attorney entered the back of the Phil Spector courtroom with his Nancy Sinatra-esque client this morning. He was here yesterday, and their appearance could only mean one thing: former madame Jody "Babydol" Gibson was present to petition the court. Judge Fidler quickly sent the jury out of the room. On Tuesday, the judge said that the self-proclaimed "supermadam" wouldn't...

How many drinks does it take to get drunk? That depends, according to defense witness Dr. Robert Alan Middleburg, a toxicologist/criminalist with a list of credits that took 20 minutes to ennumerate Tuesday. Dr. Middleburg had come to the stand to talk about why a urine test is no good for testing how drunk someone might be. (If you want to know, we can explain. Piss tests begone!) The prosecution decided to throw him...

Monday afternoon Punkin Pie's testimony dragged on as the prosecution demonstrated that her memory has more holes than a Stevie Nicks shawl. By the time she was able to recount exact conversations -- telling the court her best friend, Lana Clarkson, said in the weeks before her death: "I’m really sick of these people in this town. I hate this town. And I hate the people in it. And I don’t want to be...