nna Nicole's Son's Death "Not Homicide"
The magistrate presiding over the inquest into Daniel Smith's death has ruled out homicide - and has banned the jury from choosing the option. Daniel died from a suspected drug overdose three days after his mother Anna Nicole Smith gave birth to her daughter Dannielynn in September 2006. The Bahamian court's jury has heard testimony from Anna Nicole's former lovers Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern and a number of Smith's friends.
The inquest also heard that Daniel was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for misuse of valium in July 2006. On Thursday, the magistrate told the jury to discuss four possible options as the cause of death - accident, misadventure, non-dependent drug use and an open verdict. According to website Tmz.com, the jury will deliberate on March 31.
--------------Dannielynn Named Anna Nicole's Only Heir
Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter Dannielynn has been named the late star's sole heir. A Los Angeles judge made the ruling after Smith's boyfriend and executor Howard K. Stern appealed for clarification of the former Playboy model's will, which was drafted in 2001 five years before Dannielynn was born. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff declared that the 18-month-old is the only heir, and established a trust on her behalf, which will be governed by Stern and her biological father Larry Birkhead. The ruling means Dannielynn stands to inherit the estate of Smith's former husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall. Marshall left Smith much of his fortune, but his family is currently contesting the will. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in February 2007.