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Prosecutors request change of venue for trial of ex-sheriff charged with killing Kentucky judge
Prosecutors argue a fair trial is unlikely in Letcher County due to both parties' local official status, seeking trial relocation to ensure impartiality.
- Prosecutors asked a judge this week to move former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines' trial, citing intense media attention and local voter familiarity that precludes fairness.
- Stines' defense counters the venue change, arguing media coverage is `everywhere` and approximately 60-70 potential witnesses live locally, contending moving violates his right to a jury from the Letcher County community.
- Detective Clayton Stamper testified Stines fired nine shots in volleys inside Mullins' chambers, and Leslie County Detention Center records show Stines had `active psychosis` and was prescribed Risperidone.
- There has been no ruling on the motions and no trial date set; Stines faces the death penalty, and last month his attorneys requested his psychological evaluation be unsealed while filing grand jury transcripts released Wednesday.
- The case attracted international attention as the Whitesburg shooting drew focus, the motive remains unrevealed; grand jury transcripts show Caroline and Stines' daughter denied ties to Judge Mullins, and testimony was briefly public before sealing with Stines' resignation.
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Records show ex-Kentucky sheriff charged in judge’s killing fought jail staff after shooting
A former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a county judge remained in an “active state of psychosis” days after the shooting and battled with jail staff, who had to use pepper spray on him, according to recently filed court documents.
Wife, daughter of former Kentucky sheriff deny relationship with slain judge, records show
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The wife and daughter of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines deny any relationship with District Judge Kevin Mullins, according to grand jury transcripts.
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Toronto SunEx-Kentucky sheriff charged in judge’s killing battled jail staff days after shooting: court records
A former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a county judge remained in an “active state of psychosis” days after the shooting and battled with jail staff, who had to use pepper spray on him, according to recently filed court documents.
Mental evaluation, bond, dismissal | Sides spar in former Letcher Co. sheriff trial
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WJHL) — A flurry of activity is taking place in the case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. Shawn “Mickey” Stines, the former Letcher County sheriff accused of kil…
Ex-Kentucky Sheriff Charged in Judge's Killing Battled Jail Staff Days After Shooting: Court Records
A former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a county judge remained in an “active state of psychosis” days after the shooting and battled with jail staff, who had to use pepper spray on him, according to recently filed court documents.
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