US EditionAttorneys Seek Judge's Recusal in Former Sheriff's Murder Case
The defense claims Judge Cohron's close association with the victim in a judicial meeting and exclusion of mental health evidence show bias that could affect the murder trial.
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Attorneys seek judge's recusal in former sheriff's murder case
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WJHL) — The attorneys representing the former Letcher County sheriff accused of murder have requested the judge presiding over the case recuse himself. On Monday, the defense for former sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines filed a motion to recuse/disqualify Judge Christopher Cohron from presiding over the case. A status hearing in the case [...]
Defense for ex-sheriff Shawn Stines seeks to remove judge in murder case
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (Scripps News Lexington) — Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is asking for a new judge in his murder case, claiming the current judge cannot be impartial because he appeared alongside the victim in a video just days before the fatal shooting. Former Letcher County Ky. Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, looks at a witness during testimony at his arraignment at the …
Defense for former KY sheriff seeks to remove judge from murder case, docs reveal
Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines is asking for a new judge in his murder case, claiming the current judge cannot be impartial because he appeared alongside the victim in a video just days before the fatal shooting.Stines' defense team filed a motion on Dec. 29 requesting Judge Christopher Cohron recuse himself from the case. The motion centers on a September 12, 2024 video from a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health mee…
Stines' attorneys ask judge to recuse himself from murder trial - Mountain Top Media
WHITESBURG, Ky. — We now have a good idea about what prompted the cancellation of the most recent court hearing in the case against the former Letcher County sheriff accused of murdering a district judge. Former Letcher Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines is charged with murder for shooting and killing Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins while the two talked in the judge’s chambers. The shooting was captured on video, but Stines’ attorneys have said the
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