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Today, Howard K. Stern’s sister, Bonnie, was called to the stand as a prosecution witness. Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose has alleged Smith emailed Bonnie asking for her to ship prescription medications to the Bahamas. Rose claims the emails were found on Smith’s personal computer. Bonnie testified that she had no recollection of any drug shipments and instead, spoke of her brother’s devotion to the former Playboy model.
You may remember after Smith’s death in 2007, Bonnie was outraged to hear the media call Stern a killer and immediately jumped to his defense claiming her“brother never fed [Smith] a drug in her life.” At the time, she also said that Stern could not control Smith’s drug addiction but would never try to kill her. Check back tomorrow as the trial wraps up for the week!
August 19th, 2010
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Today, pharmacist Ira Freeman testified that Smith’s doctors requested a “shopping list” of prescriptions. He identified hundreds of medications prescribed to Smith, describing them as fatal if taken together. Freeman refused to fill the prescriptions because he believed it to be “pharmaceutical suicide.”
Freeman’s testimony was followed by that of fellow pharmacist Steve Mazlin. He recalled a 2006 exchange with Eroshevich where she requested antidepressants and the sleeping medication Chloral Hydrate for Smith. Mazlin warned if the drugs were taken with alcohol it could be “a deadly combination.”
Eroshevich was not present in the courtroom today to hear the accusations made against her. Despite the prosecutions attempts to make her stay, Eroshevich is currently in New York tending to her ailing mother who fell and broke a hip.
August 18th, 2010
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In new developments today, Judge Robert Perry ordered that prosecution witnesses tone done their remarks regarding the severity of Smith’s drug use. The Judge gave the warning just before Gregory Thompson, a pharmacology expert, took the stand. Thompson previously stated Smith’s prescriptions would be effective “if you were going to kill someone.”
Judge Perry’s order is not surprising. As I previously noted, Perry made it clear during opening statements that the defendants are not charged with Smith’s death. Check back tomorrow for an update as testimony continues!
August 17th, 2010
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Today, Stern’s attorney cross-examined Dr. Nathalie Maullin, one of Smith’s former psychiatrists. Last Friday, Maullin testified that the drugs prescribed by Kapoor were “overkill” and unnecessary. The defense said that Smith was weaned “off addictive drugs too quickly” and pointed out that Smith’s side effects may have been caused by aggressive detoxification. Check back tomorrow for further updates…
August 16th, 2010
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Today’s proceedings included testimony from psychiatrist Dr. Nathalie Maullin who believes that the medication given to Smith by Kapoor was “overkill” for her symptoms. She described the drugs prescribed by Kapoor as “hardcore medications” used by cancer patients. Maullin was on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where Smith was treated while pregnant and suffering from drug withdrawals.
Maullin’s testimony is part of the prosecutorial focus on Kapoor’s role in Smith’s alleged long-term abuse of prescription drugs. Prosecutors presented Kapoor’s personal journals to the jury to underscore his personal relationship with the former model. Today’s events wrap up the week. Check back on Monday for more!
August 13th, 2010
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