MOO - IANAE - YMMV - etc.If the judge handed his phone over to the sheriff inexchange for the sheriffs phone, MOO Mullins had no idea what level of threat the sheriff would interpret from whatever was on the phone.
MOO they each had communications from the same person.
Whatever the sheriff saw was a threat to himself.
MOO I assume the deputy under Stines who was charged.MOO - IANAE - YMMV - etc.
..or someone he loved? Just asking.
MOO - IANAE - YMMV - etc.
It doesn't give someone the right to kill, but some states (I don't know if Kentucky does) have a provision in the sentencing for heat of the moment acts. I have no idea what happened or if anything like that would apply.100% agree with this. Lots of "rumors" being told on facebook and comment sections under articles. This was VERY personal to the sheriff. Still doesn't give anyone the right to kill someone. Prayers for both families.
I have never heard of cameras in a Judge's chambers. There can be very confidential meetings conducted there and there really shouldn't be any sort of eavesdropping done.Chambers generally have an anteroom, sort of like a reception area where the secretary sits and through which one goes to access chambers, which is a private room separated by a door that is behind the anteroom. There may well be cameras within the anteroom, but ime, judges do not have cameras within chambers proper. Hth.
The report of video showing the phone exchange was in the 9/20/24 report by The Mountain EagleETA: this seems to be the source for TDM’s info about the phone exchange and video pertaining thereto. But I am not seeing anything in the source material that refers to video or a phone exchange. Am I referencing the wrong article?
Mountain Eagle posted this to their Facebook page:Relinking the news article about the series of events just prior to and including the shooting:
Sheriff arrested in shooting death of District Judge - The Mountain Eagle
Kentucky State Police and Letcher County Coroner Perry Fowler were still at the Letcher County Courthouse at 5 p.m. today investigating the shooting death of Letcher District Judge Kevin D. Mullins, apparently by the Letcher County Sheriff. Officials say Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested after...www.themountaineagle.com
“Stines allegedly walked into the judge’s outer office, told court employees and others gathered there that he needed to speak with Mullins alone. The two then went into the inner office, closed the door and those outside heard shots. Stines walked out with his hands up and surrendered to police.”
ETA: this seems to be the source for TDM’s info about the phone exchange and video pertaining thereto. But I am not seeing anything in the source material that refers to video or a phone exchange. Am I referencing the wrong article?
Thank you! And to @tlcya ! I thought I was losing my mind ;-)!The report of video showing the phone exchange was in the 9/20/24 report by The Mountain Eagle
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This is an EXCELLENT point....IMO a sheriff being trained on using a handgun properly would not need to use multiple shots if he intended to walk in and take another person’s life. And from my non expert observation from seeing other instances in the news of when an officer shoots their weapon at a person who has made them feel in danger at the time is when the officer would shoot multiple times in reaction of fearing for their own life.
MickeysVoice said:
...IMO a sheriff being trained on using a handgun properly would not need to use multiple shots if he intended to walk in and take another person’s life. And from my non expert observation from seeing other instances in the news of when an officer shoots their weapon at a person who has made them feel in danger at the time is when the officer would shoot multiple times in reaction of fearing for their own life.
I think the multiple shots do not in any way indicate the Sheriff felt threatened by Judge Mullins. I suspect they are an indication of rage.This is an EXCELLENT point.