Friday, November 19, 2010
Sypher Doesn't Want Judge Disqualified
KENTUCKY...
Karen Sypher's request last month that U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III be disqualified was filed after she fired the attorney who represented her at trial and hired a new lawyer, David Nolan of Washington, D.C.
Sypher was convicted in August of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and a count of retaliation against a witness. She has not been sentenced.
In asking for a new judge, Nolan said that Simpson has too many close ties to U of L.
The response from prosecutors said the request was untimely, legally insufficient and should be denied.
Prosecutors in the case against a woman convicted of trying to extort millions from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino are asking a court not to grant her request to disqualify the judge in the case.
Karen Sypher's request last month that U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III be disqualified was filed after she fired the attorney who represented her at trial and hired a new lawyer, David Nolan of Washington, D.C.Sypher was convicted in August of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and a count of retaliation against a witness. She has not been sentenced.
In asking for a new judge, Nolan said that Simpson has too many close ties to U of L.
The response from prosecutors said the request was untimely, legally insufficient and should be denied.
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