Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is planning an insanity defense for allegedly killing Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers.
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TheattorneyforformerLetcherCounty,KentuckySheriffShawn“Mickey”StinesisplanningtoarguethathisclientisnotculpableforthemurderofDistrictJudgeKevinMullinsbywayofinsanity,courtrecordsshow.
Stines,43,“intendstopresentexpertevidencerelatingtoamentaldiseaseordefectormentalconditionbearingontheissueofguiltandpunishment,”accordingtoafilingbyattorneyJeremyBartley.
ThefilingalsosaysthatStines“intendstopresentadefenseofinsanity,aswellasadefenseofextremeemotionaldisturbance.”
KENTUCKYSHERIFFCHARGEDINJUDGE’SMURDERDIDNOTPLANKILLING,CAUGHTIN‘HEATOFPASSION’:LAWYER
StinesallegedlygunneddownMullins,54,inMullins’chambersonSept.19.TheshootingwascaughtonvideoandshowsMullinsattemptingtotakecoverbehindhisdeskasStinescalmlyopensfire.
Stineshasbeenindictedononecountofmurderofapublicofficial.Heplea
