Milestones Dec. 1, 2003

PLEADED NOT GUILTY. PHIL SPECTOR, 63, legendary record producer best known for creating the "wall of sound"; to one count of felony murder in the shooting death of B-movie actress-model Lana Clarkson; in Alhambra, Calif. If convicted, Spector could face life in prison.

CONVICTED. JOHN ALLEN MUHAMMAD, 42, first of two men tried in the sniper attacks that killed 10 in the D.C. area last fall; on all four counts with which he was charged, including capital murder; in Virginia Beach, Va. The jury must now decide whether to sentence Muhammad to death or life in prison without parole.

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