Posted on : 07-10-2009 | By : admin
Howard K. Stern and two doctors have been ordered to stand trial for feeding the prescription drug addiction that led to the death of Anna Nicole Smith. According to Fox News, the judge who oversaw the hearing decided that there was enough evidence to charge the three with conspiracy, to provide Smith with large amounts of sedatives and opiates.
The defense attorneys argued that Attorney Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep, and psychiatrist Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, fought desperately to save Smith in her waning years, including through the period of the birth of her daughter, and the death of her son, who also died of drug overdose.
Fox News reported that one of the prosecution’s evidence produced in the hearing was a transcript of an investigator’s interview with Anna Nicole Smith’s friend, who stated that she witnessed Stern placing pills in Smith’s mouth. In an interview with Fox News, Gina Shelley said “He poured them in her mouth like you would a bird”
The Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry, in his ruling stressed that only a minimal proof is required for a reasonable person to suspect that the defendants committed the alleged crimes. One charge against Eroshevich that she provided Smith with placebos was dropped due to insufficient evidence.
Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose involving nine medications at a hotel in Florida, in 2007. The defendants were not being charged with causing Smith’s death, but the three are accused of conspiracy in illegally providing Smith with controlled substances and supplying drugs to an addict. The defense attorneys argue that they did not know Smith was an addict, but were only trying to help her.
Patricia Bardowell has been a professional writer over five years. She writes for Triond.com, Western Examiner, Demand Studios, Newsvine, and commentator with Huffington Post. She has a wide ranging experience in the financial sector, namely banking, life insurance and real estate. Patricia is also a medical assistant, and worked in the health field for several years. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice (2008) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) (2009), both from Keiser University. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/culture-articles/anna-nicole-smiths-former-boyfriend-howard-k-stern-and-doctors-to-stand-trial-1442659.html
