ANNA NICOLE'S SON'S DEATH 'NOT HOMICIDE'

ANNA 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 (20Mar08), 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 31 March (08).