Update: All three defendants are present in court. Prosecutor Renee Rose called Special Agent Danny Santiago of the state Department of Justice to the stand as the first witness. Santiago has been investigating the case since 2007 and recounted the numerous prescription meds found in the Hollywood, Fla., hotel room where Smith was found unresponsive on Feb. 8, 2007. He also discussed his interviews with detectives on the scene, with hotel employees and with the wife of Maurice Brighthaupt, Smith's bodyguard. Stern held his head in his hands during much of the testimony, especially as Santiago recounted Mrs. Tasma Brighthaupt's description of discovering Smith in bed with her lips blue and no pulse on the day...
- 10/13/2009
- E! Online
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