WHITESBURG, Ky. (Court TV) — A former sheriff facing murder charges conceded in court paperwork that he murdered a judge in his chambers, but says he lacked the ability to form the intent to kill.

Former Letcher County Ky. Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, looks at a witness during testimony at his arraignment at the Morgan County Courthouse in West Liberty, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with murder in the death of Judge Kevin Mullins, who was gunned down inside his chambers at the Letcher County Courthouse on Sept. 19, 2024. The murder was caught by surveillance cameras inside Mullins’ chambers, and shows the victim trying to escape and hide under his desk.

Stines is also facing

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