LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -The lawyer for University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino says he may testify Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday in the case of a woman accused of trying to extort him.
Attorney Steve Pence, a former federal prosecutor, told The Associated Press that Pitino’s testimony could last at least half a day in the case of Karen Cunagin Sypher. Pitino was not at the trial Monday.
Sypher, 50, has pleaded not guilty to extortion, retaliating against a witness and lying to the FBI. She is accused of demanding college tuition for her children, her house to be paid off and $10 million.
A jury of eight men and eight women were selected to hear the case. Four jurors will be excused as alternates before deliberations begin.
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