By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch, Ap Special Correspondent – Wed Oct 6, 3:18 am ET
LOS ANGELES – After prosecutors depicted Anna Nicole Smith as a victim of her friends, defense lawyers will their chance Wednesday to tell jurors that the former Playboy model was actually being rescued from constant pain by those who gave her prescription drugs.
Attorney Brad Brunon, who began his summation Tuesday with a defense of Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, will be followed by lawyers for Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Howard K. Stern.
The two physicians and the late model's lawyer-boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to provide excessive prescription drugs to an addict and other charges. They are not charged in Smith's 2007 accidental overdose death.
The drug conspiracy case, now in its ninth week, is expected to go to the jury by week's end after a rebuttal by prosecutors.
Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose concluded some eight hours of prosecution arguments presented over two days. She accused the defendants of feeding Smith's addiction to prescription drugs for their own self interest.
She said they tried to use the drugs to enhance their friendship with Smith
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