Judge Throws Out Jury Verdict; Howard Stern Walks in Anna Nicole Smith Case

As I previously blogged, prosecutors and California Gov. Jerry Brown went after Howard K. Stern and others for conspiring to fuel Anna Nicole Smith’s drug habit. The jury found Stern guilty of 2 counts of conspiracy.  The judge claimed that the conviction was baseless, threw it out, and made Stern a free and innocent man.  The judge also sentenced psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich to no more than one year of probation and a $100 fine for obtaining medicine for Smith under a false name because she “was acting out of concern for Smith.”

District Attorney Steve Cooley found the ruling to be a slap in the face and plans to appeal.

Howard K. Stern Walks in Anna Nicole Case, TMZ, Jan. 6, 2011.

Special thanks to David S. Luber (Attorney at law, Florida Probate Attorney Wills and Estates Law Firm) and Adam J. Hirsch (William and Catherine VanDercreek Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law) for bringing this to my attention.