Karen Sypher is competent

Karen SypherA federal judge has denied prosecutors’ request for a psychiatric evaluation of the woman accused in a plot to extort $10 million from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.  U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ruled this week that there was no “reasonable cause” to question Karen Cunagin Sypher’s competency. Prosecutors had noted in asking for the exam that Sypher’s former attorney was concerned about her mental state.  Read article.