Archive for the ‘Ereck Plancher Trial’ Category

Ereck Plancher Trial: ‘Boxing Match with Words’ when O’Leary Testifies

The following is exclusive legal commentary from KnightNews.com legal analyst and Orlando attorney Lisa Figueroa. Boxing Match With Words – And the Fight Continues On the day of the most important witness for the UCFAA’s testimony, the Courtroom seemed more like a boxing ring than a court of law. ...
June 24th, 2011 | COMMENTARY, Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Safety, Sports | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: UCF Coach O’Leary Leaves Court Without Testifying

The highly anticipated testimony of UCF head football coach George O’Leary was pushed back to Thursday morning — and KnightNews.com will stream live video of O’Leary’s testimony as it happens. [ Copy this | Start New | Full Size ] O’Leary was in court briefly Wednesday...
June 22nd, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Sports | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: George O’Leary Set to Testify in UCF Player Death Case

Update: 1:45 p.m. Wednesday: Coach George O’Leary came into the court, wearing a suit and ready to testify Wednesday afternoon. However, he left court after the lawyers decided they wouldn’t need him today after all, due to scheduling issues of other witnesses. It was the first time O’Leary...
June 22nd, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Safety | Read More

UCF May Have to Release Ereck Plancher Witness Statements

Witness statements a University of Central Florida staff attorney took from Ereck Plancher’s teammates shortly after he died may soon become public — even though UCF has fought to keep them secret after they were requested by the Orlando Sentinel, ESPN and KnightNews.com. VIDEO ON DEMAND:...
June 21st, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial Day 6 Wrap up: Jury to Get Tour of UCF Athletic Facilities

The second week of the wrongful death trial started off with more testimony and Judge Robert Evans ruling he’d allow the jurors to take a trip to UCF and visit the place where Ereck Plancher practiced the day he died. The Plancher family attorney, Steven Yerrid, objected, stating his concern that...
June 20th, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

Ereck Plancher Biography: 1988-2008

Ereck Plancher Memorial Videos: Remembering a Fallen Knight Live video of Ereck Plancher trial, when available: [ Copy this | Start New | Full Size ] When Giselle Plancher broke down in tears as she listened to former UCF football player Cody Minnich testify about how her son struggled to try walk...
June 20th, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More
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