Prosecution and defense attorneys rested their cases yesterday in the seven-week drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith’s lawyer-boyfriend and two physicians charged with providing her with excessive amounts of opiates and sedatives while knowing she was an addict. The judge planned to hear defense motions to dismiss the case before jurors returned for final arguments Thursday. Judge Robert Perry has indicated he plans to throw out some charges before the case goes to the jury. He suggested prosecutors had overreached the evidence when they filed the 11-count indictment. After jurors were dismissed for the day, Perry told lawyers his research showed most of the charges in the complaint actually amounted to low-level misdemeanors, some of which carry only a fine as a possible penalty. Perry said the only felonies charged were three conspiracy counts, two of which he said could be dismissed.
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