I topped myself!

As prosecutor Alan Jackson moved this morning to questions about the white jacket Spector wore the night of Clarkson’s death, he asked expert Lynne Herold, who holds a Ph.D. in biosciences, to review her professional credentials.

She recited a long list of associations she has worked with and groups she has consulted for. She mentioned she recently won an award for best professional paper for the year for one of the groups -- or more precisely, she shared first place honors.

“I tied for first place with myself because I submitted two papers,” Herold said, provoking open laughter from jurors and spectators, and a smile from Judge Fidler.