Ms. Janice Brenman is a former prosecutor who was in private practice in Los Angeles from 2001 to 2012 representing nearly 8,000 individuals in over 42 states. She also did 9th Circuit Federal Appeals from 2007 to 2012. She has commented in major legal publications on the subject of legal reform and celebrity influence on the legal system...
Read moreToday, Broward County’s chief toxicologist, Dr. Harold Schueler, testified that many of Smith’s drugs were prescribed to fictitious names. Schueler made a chart of all the medications Smith consumed which included over 40 bottles of prescription drugs prescribed by Dr. Eroshevich. Schueler also testified that nine of the prescribed drugs were linked to her death in 2007. Coming up this week… There is speculation that five South Carolina residents have been asked to testify due to their familiarity with Smith’s physical condition before her death. Gaither Ben Thompson Sr., Gaither Thompson Jr., Melanie Thompson, Ford Shelley and Gina Shelley “were named as material witnesses in the warrants presented to a judge at the Horry County Courthouse.” Two of the witnesses, Ford Shelly and Gaither Thompson Sr., are currently being sued by Stern over a property rights battle. Stay tuned to see how this unfolds!
Anna Nicole Smith’s bodyguard, Maurice Brighthaupt, testified today for a second time in the criminal proceedings against co-defendants, Stern, Kapoor and Eroshevich. Last week he testified about Smith’s drug use. Today the focus was on the bodyguard’s attempt to collect money for photos of Smith and her daughter. In an attempt to discredit his testimony, the defense portrayed him as a conspirator in the plot. Brighthaupt testified that he considered selling photos of Dannielynn to People magazine for a million dollars shortly after her birth. He further testified to receiving monies for providing photos and giving interviews from various entertainment TV shows following Smith’s death in 2007. The defense questioned his integrity, noting that the first time he publicly spoke of Smith’s death was only after Stern accused him of stealing the photos. During today’s questioning, the prosecutor objected claiming “the defense was trying to implant the impression that everyone around Smith was scheming to get money.”This objection was overuled by the judge who gave the defense the right to “attack the credibility of the witness.” More to come tomorrow…