Last month I wrote about three defendants, Howard K. Stern, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor who appeared before the Los Angeles Superior Court. They were arraigned on six felony charges including “prescribing, administering, or, dispensing a controlled substance to an addict.” That addict is the late Anna Nicole Smith. They each have pled not guilty to the charges.
Today marked another procedural point in this debacle. A brief proceeding was held in the Superior Court, however, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor showed up late and risked the chance of being arrested. He eventually did show up.
Judge David Wesley has scheduled the preliminary hearing for Wednesday, August 12.
My last post on this case generated several questions and a lot of reader interest so you can be sure that I’ll continue to follow this story.
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If you think this courtroom is interesting, you should check into the mess that is going on in the Texas part of it…all about the MONEY! I have never witnessed such corruption as what is going on in that Texas courtroom, and so many witnesses being bought.
I’m glad they’re actually going to have to answer in a court of law for their actions- hopefully this proceding will not only assess their culpability, but draw more attention to this emerging issue.
So Dr. Sandeep showed up late, I wonder why. Maybe his lateness was unavoidable which can happen to any of us. Or was he late simply because he is an arrogant doctor-god who operates by his own special rules? Or was he late because he psychologically wants his criminal charges to go away and this made him drag reluctantly into criminal court? Or was he shamed into lateness? Or was he just shirking responsibility and did not want to face up to his charges? I wish someone would interview him and tell us more about him and how he thinks. I guess this is what his trial is for.
i agree with noodle monkey about the moral culpability of these doctors. these and most other doctors and the pharmaceutical companies are co-dependent on prescriptions being written liberally (whether they are for pain meds or any other kinds). imagine if all prescriptions were cut in half by 50%, what sort of financial loss would be seen by the pharmas? and would everyone involved be rewarded with a better sense of morality instead of money…
It’s all about money, we need socialized medicine and put the doctors on a salary so they would have no incentive to get people addicted to their meds.
—The worst of all to me is when they take advantage of parental love to get children on ritalin, prozac and other drugs. The tender young brains are in formation and kids are damaged for life.
—Example: It is perfectly normal for a 2nd grade boy to be jumping all over with ADD, he needs to be taught to discipline himself and to focus his attention, not given drugs.
When the democrats took God and honest fair discipline out of the classroom…
drugs were the obvious replacement…and that is a sad indictment of our society. Doctors are
following the money trail that the democrats laid out for them…
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There is lots of interest in this case. I know I speak for the rest of my internet friends in that we love your first hand updates. Thank you.
If you think this courtroom is interesting, you should check into the mess that is going on in the Texas part of it…all about the MONEY! I have never witnessed such corruption as what is going on in that Texas courtroom, and so many witnesses being bought.
The lot of them may or may not be legally culpable in Anna Nicole’s death, but they are most certainly morally and ethically culpable.
I’m glad they’re actually going to have to answer in a court of law for their actions- hopefully this proceding will not only assess their culpability, but draw more attention to this emerging issue.
This tragedy seems to permeate the medical establishment when it comes to wealthy clients…
So Dr. Sandeep showed up late, I wonder why. Maybe his lateness was unavoidable which can happen to any of us. Or was he late simply because he is an arrogant doctor-god who operates by his own special rules? Or was he late because he psychologically wants his criminal charges to go away and this made him drag reluctantly into criminal court? Or was he shamed into lateness? Or was he just shirking responsibility and did not want to face up to his charges? I wish someone would interview him and tell us more about him and how he thinks. I guess this is what his trial is for.
i agree with noodle monkey about the moral culpability of these doctors. these and most other doctors and the pharmaceutical companies are co-dependent on prescriptions being written liberally (whether they are for pain meds or any other kinds). imagine if all prescriptions were cut in half by 50%, what sort of financial loss would be seen by the pharmas? and would everyone involved be rewarded with a better sense of morality instead of money…
It’s all about money, we need socialized medicine and put the doctors on a salary so they would have no incentive to get people addicted to their meds.
—The worst of all to me is when they take advantage of parental love to get children on ritalin, prozac and other drugs. The tender young brains are in formation and kids are damaged for life.
—Example: It is perfectly normal for a 2nd grade boy to be jumping all over with ADD, he needs to be taught to discipline himself and to focus his attention, not given drugs.
When the democrats took God and honest fair discipline out of the classroom…
drugs were the obvious replacement…and that is a sad indictment of our society. Doctors are
following the money trail that the democrats laid out for them…
There is a lot of interest in these cases, I am looking forward to more of your commentary.