US EditionKentucky ex-sheriff's 'frivolous' insanity claim won't fly in judge's suspected murder: former prosecutors
- Shawn "Mickey" Stines, former Letcher County sheriff, allegedly shot and killed Judge Kevin Mullins on September 19, 2024, inside the Letcher County Courthouse chambers.
- Stines’ defense attorney, Jeremy Bartley, links the defense to unresolved sexual abuse allegations involving local authorities, occurring shortly after Stines’ deposition in a related civil case.
- Surveillance footage shows Stines being questioned by law enforcement immediately after the shooting, where he expressed paranoia but also awareness that killing was wrong.
- Two former prosecutors state the insanity claim is unlikely to succeed, noting Stines’ behavior indicates knowledge of right and wrong, with Michael Wynne predicting a guilty verdict but possible parole opportunity.
- This case highlights ongoing courthouse tensions linked to sexual abuse allegations and suggests Stines may plead guilty, removing the death penalty possibility while keeping parole as an option.
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Kentucky ex-sheriff's 'frivolous' insanity claim won't fly in judge's suspected murder: former prosecutors
Two former prosecutors say that the insanity defense planned by the defense attorney representing former Letcher County, Kentucky, Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines will not hold up.Stines is accused of shooting and killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge's chambers inside the Letcher County Courthouse on Sept. 19, 2024, in an attack that was captured on surveillance video."It's very rare in most states, including Kentucky, the insanity de…
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