Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sypher Case To Be Appealed
KENTUCKY....
During a press conference Thursday, Karen Sypher, the woman convicted in August of trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, said she wanted to testify at her trial, but her attorney, James Earhart, refused to allow it. Her defense rested without calling any witnesses, although Sypher said she had multiple witnesses ready to testify on her behalf, and she herself wanted to take the stand. Earhart withdrew from the case Wednesday citing a breakdown in communication with Sypher, shortly after David Nolan of Washington, D.C., filed a notice of appearance. Sypher’s new defense team claims she was a victim of a “runaway federal justice system” intent on protecting University of Louisville and corporate investments in the new KFC Yum! Arena. Nolan said Sypher's conviction will be appealed to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, but he would not say what issues would be raised. Sypher's sentencing is scheduled for October 27th.
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