New Details In Anna Nicole Smith Case To Be Revealed Tuesday
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Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole Smith in 2007
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Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole in 2000
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Howard K. Stern arrives in court to face charges on Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Anna Nicole Smith hits the red carpet for the ‘Be Cool’ premiere, Los Angeles, February 14, 2005
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 13, 2009 9:35 AM EDT
LAST UPDATED: October 13, 2009 9:45 AM EDT
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Investigators are slated to testify about the more than two years they spent exploring the maze of prescriptions in the drug overdose death of celebrity model Anna Nicole Smith.
A preliminary hearing opens Tuesday focusing on Smith’s former lawyer-boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors linked to 44 different prescription drugs she took toward the end of her life.
Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristina Eroshevich stand accused of conspiring to illegally provide Smith with controlled substances. All three have pleaded not guilty.
Medical experts and pharmacists also are expected to testify along with the model’s friends and associates.
At the end of the two-week hearing, a judge will rule if there is enough evidence to order the three to stand trial.
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