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Anna Nicole Smith Drug Trial – Stern Skates – Eroshevich Left Holding The Duffle Bag

True to his word, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry made sure that Howard K. Stern walked away unscathed in spite of a jury convicting Stern on two felony counts in the conspiracy drug trial of Stern, psychiatrist Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor.

Perry set aside the jury’s verdict today. Before that and during the trial, Perry obliterated all the evidence even going as far as to censor quotes made to investigators with the excuse that the actual words used were too inflammatory.

Judge Perry said that Stern did not intend to break the law. Once again, Stern is an attorney.

Eroshevich is the only one who got her hand lightly smacked for supplying the drugs that eventually killed Anna Nicole Smith. Most of them were in Stern’s name. Eroshevich got her charges reduced to a misdemeanor. She was fined $100 and ordered to serve a “short time” on probation.

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Up next! The Marshall case!

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**Update from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office

“We strongly disagree with Judge Perry’s ruling today,” District Attorney Steve Cooley said. “The jury deliberated more than two weeks and reached a fair and thorough verdict in accordance with the law and evidence we were allowed to present.

“Judge Perry’s ruling is totally inconsistent with the previous rulings at the preliminary hearing, the trial itself and once again when the defense concluded their case. Each time, he refused to dismiss the conspiracy counts. The evidence has not changed from that time to now.”

“His decision denigrates the substantial investigative efforts conducted by the state Department of Justice and the Medical Board. It diminishes the huge social problem of prescription drug abuse facilitated by irresponsible caretakes and unscrupulous medical professionals.”

“We will immediately pursue all appellate remedies to overturn Judge Perry’s decision. A decision on whether we will seek a retrial on the hung counts will be announced later.”

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