First Witness Testifies in Anna Nicole Smith Court Hearing

A preliminary hearing began in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday morning in the criminal case against attorney Howard K. Stern, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, who are pleading not guilty after being charged on counts of conspiracy to furnish the late Anna Nicole Smith with drugs.

A California Department of Justice narcotics investigator took the stand and testified about what he discovered in the Florida hotel room where Smith collapsed before her death in February 2007, the Associated Press reports.

According to Agent Danny Santiago, 12 bottles with 11 types of drugs, including diazepam and clonazepam, were found in the hotel room, reports AP.