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Anna Nicole's Former Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty!

Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith > Legal Matters

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Howard K. Stern pleaded not guilty to charges of illegally furnishing prescription drugs to Anna Nicole Smith today, Wednesday.

Following the arraignment in L.A. County Superior Court, Stern's lawyer, Steve Sadow, explained his plans to seek a complete dismissal of the charges because "Howard is not a doctor, not a medical practitioner and the statute does not apply to him."

That's clever!

Physicians Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich also pleaded not guilty.

The main point of the case is the thousands of pills that the trio supplied to Smith, knowing that she'd had problems with drugs before. According to prosecutors, Stern and the doctors used fake names to fill prescriptions for the drugs that would eventually kill Smith.

Everyone is due back in court in June to establish a date for the preliminary hearing.

We hope that Stern doesn't manage to weasel his way out of this one!

28 comments to “Anna Nicole's Former Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty!”



  1. 1

    First!! WOOT!! Finally!!



  2. 2

    BURN HIM AT THE STAKE!!! HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH OF MY FAVORITE HOT MESS…



  3. 3

    He looks scary. Like a serial killer.



  4. 4

    it is like when Caroll O'conner tried to sue his son's drug-dealer for his death. Stupid.



  5. 5

    Lmfao Oh Your Not A Doctor But You're Feeding A Addict Coutless Numbers Of Pills What A Douch Bag Give Him The Max.. R.I.P Miss Anna Nicole



  6. 6

    druggie and pusher! what a disgusting person! he looks so creepy and sinister in the picture! *vomit*



  7. 7

    He looks EVIL. Brrrrrrr….



  8. 8

    HE HAD TO KEEP HER FUCKED UP…THATS THE ONLY WAY THE UGLY FUCK COULD GET LAID



  9. 9

    He killed his meal ticket thats just dumb.



  10. 10

    I really don't know what the prosecution plans on accomplishing by following up on these people. The whole situation is way to complicated to even try. Especially with Stern. I don't know what good it will do to try and make him serve time when he will only manage to keep it at a minimun any way. He will be a model prisoner and will make parole in no time. Look at the actor that killed those kids in that drunk driving accident and he is due out in like 2 months. He prob. only did 2 yrs. I guess some people think that a little time is better than no time but I think he created his own sentence. It has always been obvious how obsessed he was with ANS and now that she is gone, no thanks to him, he will forever live with only the memory of her and Dan. He will always see Dannylyn being raised by another man and if that isn't torture enough then I don't know, cuz I don't think that can be topped. I am sure he is ever so haunted by her memory every day of his life and always will be. He did it to himself.



  11. 11

    Anna Nicole was almost 40, middle aged woman not a young girl.She could have been a grandmother, she had adult son!
    According to Larry Birkhead's sworn testimony at the Inquest, Anna Nicole gave Ecstasy and Methadone to her son Daniel Smith. She was a victim of her debauchery and greed. Marshall money is a pipe dream!!



  12. 12

    And yes I have to say that I totally agree with Ironman on here. VERY GOOD POINT!! It is common sense that we all have levels of that which we consider an appropriate match for someone of her fame level and her beauty as well. Face it, druggie or not she was gorgeous and she most likely would not have picked HS had she been sober. She was with whoever was going to tolerate her and feed her need for drugs and he was going to give her what ever she wanted so that she would keep him around. And I also think that after her son died she really relied on him to keep her going. He was the closest thing to her that could comfort her or make her feel ok with herself and her situation. Remember the video tape of her when she was pregnant and she had clown makeup on her face and he was saying creepy shit about how "this is worth some money" and "you don't want the media to get a hold o this tape" She was clueless of course and as pathetic as it was it was just the usual Howard bullshit, him setting her up as usual. As sad as it sounds I think she was too naieve to protect herself from him. He preyed on her vulnerabilities and she couldnt see what her truly was. She was to stoned most of the time. RIP……. ANNA NICOLE!!!



  13. 13

    Anna Nicole was almost 40, middle aged woman not a young girl!! She had six breast operations and took painkillers afterwards. She wanted money and fame. She used people to get RX. drugs. She knew what she wanted, no doubt!



  14. 14

    Howard can not be held because he was an enabler. He did not commit a crime. Millions of people in the US are enablers. Howard loved Nicole, so I hope the charges are dropped against him for sure!



  15. 15

    GOT PILLS?
    Nope, but syphillis, yes!



  16. 16

    leave him alone, Anna was a grown woman, he did not force feed her pills, if anyone manipulated anyone it was her manipulating him! did you not even watch her show?



  17. 17

    Um hellooo this guy is sooo guilty. I was wondering how he got away with doing what he did…I though I was the only one who saw what he was doing….I wonder if we will ever get the real story…his real motives…admitted

  18. tony1 says – reply to this


    18

    you are looking at a photo of a very very evil and manipulating monster.shame on him one day he will have to anser to the big guy up there!



  19. 19

    i miss anna ]=
    andd did she evn know they were druggingg her.
    and wasnt there something about them drugging her son without him knowing too ?



  20. 20

    she's the one that took them…



  21. 21

    Yo. Sup? Prez, this is funny. I worked at this apt. complex about 7 years ago in Santa Monica (The Shores) to be exact, before Howard was even linked to Anna Nicole. I was the Accounts Admin so it was my responsibility to collect rent. Howard rented an apartment there for around $1500 a month and every month I would have to call him repetedly to collect his rent and every time he would try and say that he had ants, or roaches, or whatever and that he was a lawyer and wouldn't pay. He was in a rent controled apt. was suposedly a "high power lawyer" yet he chilled at the pool every day and would try to con his way out of rent every month. He was very rude and demeaning and I used hate having to call him for rent knowing what a douche he would be. Interesting to see him now. Bad things happen to bad people.



  22. 22

    um , yeah ur honor, i fuckin drugged the bitch so i could fuck her, what the fucks? of course hes pleads not guilty moron



  23. 23

    he was osama bin lutifs role model this bitch needs to be locked up



  24. 24

    She wanted the pills and she wasn't going to be surrounded by anyone who wasn't going to get her what she wanted. He loved her OBVIOUSLY.



  25. 25

    He is a creep…and iMO very guilty and probably the one who gave Daniel the drugs that killed him too. I wish they would bury this guy under the prison.



  26. 26

    this is bullshit! SHE took the pills…its her own fault…no one elses.



  27. 27

    Maybe it's best that he focus on keeping himself out of jail- as opposed to continuing his futile, wasteful attepts to take the Marshall family's money.



  28. 28

    I don't like Howard Stern - BUT - Unless you have been around a Prescription Addicted Person you have NO idea how Manipulative , Sly & Tricky they are to get you to "help them" get their "medication!!"