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Anna Nicole Smith

Vickie Lynn Hogan (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), known briefly as Vickie Smith, before settling on Anna Nicole Smith as her moniker, was an American model, actress and television personality.

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Prosecutors appeal dismissal of conspiracy counts in Anna Nicole Smith drug case

Prosecutors who say a judge was biased against them have filed an appeal trying to reinstate three convictions against Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her psychiatrist.

The unusual appeal filed Monday in California's 2nd District Court of Appeals says Superior Court Judge Robert Perry abused his discretion when he granted a new trial to the two defendants and dismissed the few counts on which they were convicted. A jury had acquitted them on most of 11 charges involving drug prescriptions given to the former Playboy model in the months before she died of an accidental drug overdose in February 2007.A co-defendant, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, who was Smith's physician, was acquitted of all charges.Two guilty verdicts against Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Howard K. Stern on conspiracy counts involved the use of false names to obtain prescription pain medications for the Smith. Eroshevich also was convicted of one count of obtaining Vicodin under a false name.Perry found that the defendants' acti...

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  1. Bodyguard testifies that Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and doctor supplied her with drugs

    Anna Nicole Smith was "obsessed" with pills and was assisted in taking drugs by her lawyer-boyfriend in the weeks before her death, the celebrity model's bodyguard t...

  2. Judge delays final arguments in Anna Nicole Smith drug case to consider motions to dismiss

    The judge in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy case has delayed final arguments until Monday while he considers defense motions to dismiss charges against the mo...

  3. Witness says he didn't see Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend give her excessive drugs

    A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs.Fo...

  4. Jury selection opens in case against Anna Nicole Smith's doctors, boyfriend

    A woman who works with addictive drugs and one who was a fan of Anna Nicole Smith's TV reality show were among those cleared to fill out questionnaires Thursday duri...

  5. In conspiracy trial, psychiatrist who saw Anna Nicole Smith to testify about any addiction

    A hospital psychiatrist was due on the witness stand at a drug conspiracy trial in the Anna Nicole Smith to give an assessment of the model when she was hospitalized...

  6. Judge has final say in Anna Nicole Smith case

    A judge who once warned that if he disagreed with jury verdicts in the Anna Nicole Smith prescription drug case he might make changes in those decisions now has the ...

  7. Hearing scheduled on question asked by jurors in Anna Nicole Smith drug case

    A jury deliberating in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial wants to know how Howard K. Stern, who is not a doctor, can be charged with unlawfully prescribing...

  8. Nanny: Bloody syringes found in bathroom vacated by Anna Nicole Smith , boyfriend and doctor

    A nanny who worked for Anna Nicole Smith in the last months of her life said Tuesday that she found bloody syringes and cotton balls, and sometimes a spoon with liqu...

  9. Lawyers take center stage for final arguments in Anna Nicole Smith trial

    Closing arguments began Monday in the drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend and two doctors, who are accused of plotting to satisfy her cravi...

  10. Defense lawyer claims prosecutor encouraged perjury by witness in Anna Nicole Smith case

    Howard K. Stern's lawyer angrily accused a prosecutor Tuesday of encouraging perjury by a key witness at the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial.Defense attorney...

  11. California judge dismisses some charges but sends bulk of Anna Nicole Smith drug case to jury

    Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend has been acquitted of two charges of obtaining drugs for her by fraud and deceit, including use of false names.Superior Court Judge Rob...

  12. Larry Birkhead gives jurors inside story of life with Anna Nicole Smith and drugs

    Larry Birkhead , one of the central figures in the Anna Nicole Smith drama, is returning to the witness stand to give jurors the inside story of his life with the la...

  1. Book: Anna Nicole Smith judge urges new probe; alleges manslaughter but offers no proof

    MIAMI (AP) — The flamboyant judge brought to fame in the fight over Anna Nicole Smith's remains says he believes someone is guilty of manslaughter in the starlet's d...

  2. Bodyguard to take witness stand in Anna Nicole Smith case

    A bodyguard who tried to revive Anna Nicole Smith as she lay lifeless in a Florida hotel room is taking the witness stand in the drug conspiracy trial of her lawyer ...

  3. Anna Nicole Smith Case Returns to Supreme Court Tuesday

    Even by the high-brow standards of the Supreme Court , Tuesday's case over the estate claimed by deceased Texas sex symbol Anna Nicole Smith delves so far into the d...

  4. Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist seeks dismissal or reduced charges in drug case

    A psychiatrist convicted of prescribing drugs to the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith under a false name has asked a judge to either dismiss her convictions or r...

  5. Defense in Anna Nicole Smith case tries to weaken credibility of model's bodyguard

    Defense attorneys in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial attempted to weaken the credibility of a key prosecution witness Monday by questioning him about sch...

  6. Final defense lawyer in Anna Nicole Smith case says boyfriend would never hurt her

    With Howard K. Stern watching solemnly, his lawyer told jurors in his drug conspiracy trial that he loved Anna Nicole Smith and never conspired to give her harmful d...

  7. Wikileaks cable compares Anna Nicole Smith to hurricane, says wreaked havoc in Bahamas

    Anna Nicole Smith may have been just a "B-list celebrity," but she hit the Bahamas like a hurricane, spreading scandals that toppled a string of officials and endang...

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