A judge ruled that there was no evidence Anna Nicole Smith's former lover intended fraud or deception when he got her drugs
A judge Thursday set aside the convictions of Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and all but one against her psychiatrist.
Some boots are made for walking -- just ask In Session correspondent Beth Karas.
The psychiatrist and the lawyer-boyfriend of model Anna Nicole Smith are expected to be sentenced Thursday.
Jurors in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial, now in their 11th day of deliberations, sent questions to the judge Wednesday that indicated they are unable to agree on some of the charges.
Jurors in the drug trial of Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and two doctors begin their fifth day of deliberations Monday.
Jurors in the drug trial of Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and two doctors begin deliberations Tuesday morning.
New video surfaces showing what appears to be a drugged Anna Nicole Smith in a bathtub just months before her death.
The panel will weigh whether she was a victim of people seduced by fame or a participant in her own destruction
The judge in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial scolded the prosecutor for "misrepresenting what was testified" during her closing rebuttal Friday and said his remedy could be to allow the defense to have another chance to address jurors.
Defense lawyers for Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and two doctors present their closing arguments Wednesday in a trial that examined the relationship between the physicians and their celebrity client.
L.A. Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry accuses prosecutors of overcharging the defendants
The judge in the drug trial of Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and two doctors suggested Monday that most of the charges may be reduced to low-level misdemeanors before the jury begins deliberations next week.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case Friday in the seven-week-long trial of model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and two doctors.
Defense lawyers in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial announced Thursday that they will likely not call any witnesses when the prosecution rests its case.
Judge Robert Perry has raised questions about the prosecution's case - specifically over charges of conspiracy
"Do you want me to go to jail?" Howard K. Stern allegedly pleaded when she wouldn't wake up
The model's daughter Dannielynn turns 4 as testimony focuses on cotton balls and bloody syringes
Anna Nicole Smith's former bodyguard, who accused Howard K. Stern of injecting her with drugs, acknowledged he went public with the charge only after Stern called him a thief on CNN.
Howard K. Stern and two medical professionals face a list of felony charges
AJ Hammer and panelists discuss the warrant out for Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern in 2009.
The use of powerful drugs to treat complaints of chronic pain, and fake names on prescriptions for celebrities are central issues in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's last two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend.
The use of powerful drugs to treat complaints of chronic pain, and the faking of names on prescriptions for celebrities are central issues in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's last two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend.
Two doctors who treated Anna Nicole Smith in the months before her death and her lawyer-boyfriend go on trial Wednesday on charges they illegally conspired to provide the actress with drugs.
Home video released by the Los Angeles Superior Court apparently shows Anna Nicole Smith confused about her pregnancy.
Video of Anna Nicole Smith appearing to mistake a doll for her unborn child was just the reality TV star acting for a camera, a defense lawyer for Howard K. Stern says.
The model's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and two doctors face multiple felony charges
A judge ruled Friday there was probable cause to try Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors for involvement in an alleged conspiracy to provide drugs to a known addict.
Her doctor testifies that the reality star refused to break her pill addiction
In dramatic testimony, witnesses paint a horrifying picture of the Playboy model, drugged and barely able to walk
As the new spokesmodel for Trimspa diet pills in 2003, Anna Nicole Smith was a bubbly picture of health.
The prosecution cannot argue that sex was a motivation for doctors to give Anna Nicole Smith the drugs that may have led to her death, a judge ruled Thursday.
Anna Nicole Smith's bizarre introduction of rapper Kanye West at the 2004 American Music Awards took center stage on the first day of a preliminary hearing for three people facing charges stemming from her death.
Experts had warned that Smith might commit "pharmaceutical suicide"
Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and two doctors entered "not guilty" pleas Wednesday to new charges connected to the death of the former Playboy model and reality TV star in 2007.
Howard K. Stern and two doctors entered "not guilty" pleas to charges of conspiring to provide drugs to Anna Nicole Smith before her fatal overdose in 2007.
The attorney and two doctors deny Anna Nicole Smith drugging conspiracy
A defense attorney used the courthouse steps Tuesday for a blistering attack against the California attorney general for bringing conspiracy charges against his client, Howard K. Stern, in the Anna Nicole Smith case.
Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend appears in court as his attorney blasts the felony charges
Prosecutors in Florida are taking a new look at the 2007 death of Anna Nicole Smith to see if recent evidence that California investigators gathered might cause them to open an inquiry.
Do newly-released photos show Anna Nicole Smith's indicted doctor using drugs? Jane Velez-Mitchell reports.
One of two doctors charged with conspiring to furnish drugs to Anna Nicole Smith before her fatal overdose in 2007 surrendered to authorities and was jailed Monday, authorities said.
"This case should not be tried in the court of public opinion," the attorney says after Stern is charged with felonies
Stern knew Smith was an addict when he provided her with drugs, alleges Calif. Attorney General Jerry Brown
A lawyer for Howard K. Stern says the longtime partner of late sex symbol Anna Nicole Smith will fight conspiracy charges announced Thursday.
The reality star's former boyfriend surrenders to police to face felony charges; two doctors also are charged
Dangerous cocktails of prescription drugs were pumped into Anna Nicole Smith "almost to the point of stupefaction" and eventually led to her death, California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Friday.
Officials brief reporters to explain new charges in the Anna Nicole Smith case.
The 18-month-old could conceivably inherit the fortune of her late mother's husband
Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died as a result of a lethal combination of methadone and the antidepressants Zoloft and Lexapro, pathologist Dr. Govinda Raju said Monday.
The long-delayed inquest into the mysterious death of Anna Nicole Smith's son finally began Monday in the Bahamas.
Armed with eight search warrants, police searched the homes and businesses of two of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors Friday as part of an investigation into the medical treatment she received before her sudden death, officials said.
Eight search warrants are served in California in an investigation of Anna Nicole Smith's death. Brooke Anderson reports
The lawyer and companion for former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith has filed a $60 million libel suit against the author and publisher of a new book on Smith's life and death.
A week after daughter Danielynn celebrated her first birthday, Larry Birkhead is cleansing their lives of people with bad intentions, including the late Anna Nicole Smith's mother Virgie Arthur.
Photographer Larry Birkhead, who was proved in April to be the biological father of former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, said Tuesday he will sue the author and publisher of a new book on Smith's death that contains allegations he called "pure fiction."
Four months after Anna Nicole Smith's death, a Los Angeles judge Tuesday named Howard K. Stern executor of her estate and Larry Birkhead guardian of his and Smith's daughter, Dannielynn.
Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's attorney and partner, filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the lawyer for Smith's mother.
Former boyfriend Larry Birkhead was declared the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby Tuesday, and Howard K. Stern, listed as Dannielynn's father on the birth certificate, said he would not fight for custody.
An accidental overdose of prescription drugs killed former reality TV star and Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith, Seminole tribal police Chief Charlie Tiger said Monday.
A Florida appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for Anna Nicole Smith to be buried next to her son, Daniel, in the Bahamas.
A lawyer representing one of the men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter alleged Monday that there is "fraud" in the child's birth certificate.
A former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith returned to the stand Thursday after testifying the day before that his relationship with Smith stretched over two years and included a miscarriage.
Broward County Circuit Court Judge Larry Seidlin, who is hearing arguments over the status of the remains of Anna Nicole Smith, has come under fire from some legal observers who say he has allowed the proceedings to become a circus.
Asked on a witness stand what caused the years-long rift with her daughter, Anna Nicole Smith, Vergie Arthur's answer was quick and to the point: "Drugs."
The body of Anna Nicole Smith was embalmed Saturday at the Broward County Medical Examiner's office, officials said.
Anna Nicole Smith left everything to her son Daniel, who died in September, according to a will released Friday by a Florida court.
Anna Nicole Smith wanted to be buried in the Bahamas, next to her son, and bought a burial plot there, according to attorneys for her longtime companion, Howard K. Stern.
A probate judge in Florida delayed until at least Thursday any decision about whether to release the remains of Anna Nicole Smith for burial and, if so, to whom.
In light of Anna Nicole Smith's death, Bahamian authorities are now more interested in questioning her attorney and partner in connection with the death of Smith's son Daniel, the country's chief magistrate said Monday.
Anna Nicole Smith does not appear to be a victim of foul play, according to preliminary results of an autopsy performed Friday.
Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday at a South Florida hospital after being discovered unconscious in her hotel room.
An attorney for Anna Nicole Smith said Friday the reality TV star has no intention of submitting her 6-week-old daughter for paternity testing as demanded by an ex-boyfriend.
An attorney representing former Playboy Playmate and reality television star Anna Nicole Smith said Tuesday he is the father of her daughter, born earlier this month in the Bahamas.
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