Spector Prosecution on the Defensive

Spector Prosecution on the Defensive

Before going on the offensive, the team in charge of prosecuting Phil Spector is looking to shore up its defense.

The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office filed a motion Friday to keep Spector's lawyers from dragging Lana Clarkson's name through the mud, stating that the music producer's lawyers are planning to mischaracterize the late actress as "the kind of person who might kill herself."

According to documents filed by Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson, three potential defense witnesses have called Clarkson depressed, suicidal, belligerent and clutzy statements that are "riddled with speculation, improper opinion, and hearsay," Jackson wrote.

One of the deposed witnesses, a former friend of Clarkson's named "Punkin Pie" Laughlin, initially denied that her pal was suicidal, Jackson stated, but Laughlin has apparently changed her tune since then.