LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (Scripps News Lexington/Court TV) — A former sheriff accused of shooting and killing a Kentucky judge in his chambers is due in court Friday.

Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with murder in the shooting death of Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins. At the time of the shooting, Stines was the sheriff of Letcher County.

(L) District Judge Kevin Mullins (Kentucky Court of Justice), (R) Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines. (Letcher County’s Official Website via Scripps News Lexington)

Friday’s hearing is set as a status conference, according to court documents. Attorneys are expected to argue a defense motion filed in June, which moved to dismiss the indictment against Stines .

Last week, Stines’ attorneys filed a motion to unseal his psychological evaluatio

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