FRANKFORT, Ky. — Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is asking the Kentucky Court of Appeals to block a second court-ordered mental health examination in the murder case involving District Judge Kevin Mullins. Stines’ attorneys filed a petition for a writ of prohibition seeking to overturn an Aug. 11 order by Special Judge Christopher Cohron that allows the Commonwealth to have Stines examined a second time. The examination is currently scheduled for Oct. 14. Stines is charged with murder in connection with the Sept. 19, 2024, shooting death of Mullins inside the judge’s chambers at the Letcher County Courthouse. […]

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