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Tamara N. Holder is an Illinois defense attorney and TV/radio legal analyst. She has no shortage of opinions, many of which she shares with you here.

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Sunday
15Mar2009

ANNA NICOLE VIDEOS & FINANCIAL RECORDS WILL BE KEY EVIDENCE AGAINST HOWARD K. STERN

THE VIDEOS

Today, I stumbled upon this piece by Geraldo Rivera. Howard K. Stern's behavior is disgusting, appauling and will most definitely be used against him in his criminal case. Howard K. Stern is a dispicable person if what is alleged is actually true: he fed Anna Nicole thousands of prescription pills that ultimately caused her untimely death. Over 11 different medications were found in her system at the time of Anna Nicole's death. Who was with her at this time? None other than Howard K. Stern. The cumulative effect that these medications had on Anna Nicole certainly contributed to her death; it was not like she died from an overdose of one type of medication taken hours before.  Howard K. Stern never sought medical attention for Anna Nicole.  In fact, certain pharmacists refused to fill scripts and advised Mr. Stern to get help for Anna Nicole.  The advice was ignored.

To me, this video shows malicious intent on the part of Anna Nicole.  Listen to the part where he tells Anna Nicole that the video is going to be worth a lot of money, or the part where a minor child begins to get scared because Anna Nicole is treating a doll like it's a real baby.  (Keep in mind, Anna Nicole is pregnant at the time of this video.)

Here is the transcript from a Greta Van Sustern inteview with Howard K. Stern

 THE FINANCIAL RECORDS

Anna Nicole's financial records will be most interesting. Who was paying for the meds? Who had access to her account? How much was being paid? Was Howard K. Stern a co-signor? Was he receiving any kind of attorney's fees as well?  How much was being paid to the doctors and by whom? Financial records may be important to prove motive: was Howard K. Stern's motivated by Anna Nicole's money and did he receive a direct monetary benefit by being her "friend?"

ANNA NICOLE AT AN AWARDS SHOW - CLEARLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Read the complaint in its entirety here.

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Friday
13Mar2009

ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S BOYFRIEND CHARGED - CONTRIBUTED TO HER PRESCRIPTION O.D.

Anna Nicole & Howard K. Stern getting "married"Howard K. Stern as Anna Nicole's Attorney

Today, the state of CA charged Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and 2 of her doctors, with 8 felonies for essentially contributing to her death by feeding her prescription pills by the thousands.  Article here

FAKE NAME USED

Howard K. Stern allegedly used fake names for Anna to get the pills for privacy reasons. That's the worst defense I've ever heard.  Stars use aliases if they are checking into a hotel, not for thousands of prescription pills.  In fact, there is no reason why confidentiality would be an issue in an already-confidential environment of doctors and pharmacies.  By law, medical information cannot be released in the first place. Furthermore, the complaint alleges this behavior went on for THREE years, from 2004-2007. The amount of time alone is sufficient to show an ulterior motive.

POSITION OF TRUST VIOLATED

Howard K. Stern was up to something in the very beginning.  Remember, he was Anna Nicole's attorney and participated in her suit against her late husband, J. Howard Marshall's estate.  Shortly thereafter, he dissolved his law firm and essentially hung around Anna to represent her "best interests" and make cameo appearances on her reality TV show. Unfortunately, Mr. Stern did anything but look out for the sick Anna Nicole; he fed her pills, pills and more pills.  Instead of helping her to seek professional help, he contributed to her addiction.  In fact, in my opinion, I believe he made her addicted in the first place.   Howard K. Stern used his position of trust to exploit Anna and her sickness.

ATTORNEY CANON OF ETHICS VIOLATED

The purpose of the Canon of Ethics is that attorneys are held to a higher ethical standard than the average citizen.  Mr. Stern began his relationship as Anna's attorney, then he became romantically involved with her, and throughout their relationship he continued to play both roles: lover/friend and attorney.  He engaged in a pattern of misconduct, dishonesty and deceit for years at Anna Nicole's expense.

 

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