Kentucky - Judge killed, sheriff arrested in Letcher County courthouse shooting - Sep. 19, 2024 # 3

[Chimera]

Motion to Dismiss Murder-1 indictment where the murder was captured live on video? Really?

I doubt Detective Stamper has jurisdiction over the Federal Civil Case to answer questions to a State Grand Jury.

Relative to not recording the 10 minutes of the proceeding -- sounds like a technicality most likely for HIPAA compliance and protection of Stines privacy.

Good try by Mr. Bartley... might as well throw all he's got to work with at the wall. JMO

Looking forward to the State's response. I'm not a fan of GJ indictments...

Bbm.
Agreed 100 %, really ???
Un-freaking-believable.
My goodness.
If ever there was a clear, slam-dunk case for first degree, premeditated (imo) murder.
Omo.

 

[Chimera]

I hope I am wrong.

But mountain folks like to take care of their own business. And the old school people have a healthy distrust of LE outside of local jurisdiction.

What would it take for a mountain man to kill another man in cold blood? Something very personal and a betrayal.

Stines shot the judge like he'd kill a dog to put it out of its misery. Shoot until it quits moving.

All my opinion.

Haven't you watched Justified?

In the universe of the hollers of Eastern Kentucky.

Moo.

Rbm.
Bbm.

Red bolded : That right there (Imo !) is spot on.
Hmmm.
Esp. the betrayal part.
A long-simmering rage or a terrible (to Stine's mind, anyway) revelation ?
Something Stine's wanted covered up forever ?

Black bolded : Unfortunately no I haven't. Maybe I should ?

Only my opinion.

 

[Kudzuu]

@Chimera

Well it is part truth but mostly fiction. Colorful characters, murders, evangelism, lots of guns, fried chicken, feuds and hillbilly culture.
It came out over a decade ago. Filmed mostly in California IIRC but it can pass for Kentucky.
Raylan, a US Marshall returns home to Kentucky.

 

[jepop]

If there is something much bigger at play and the sheriff is already screwed, we may seem him spill the beans in open court. This may have been his goal all along as OldAce has suggested (if I understand, I don't want to misrepresent his opinions.) But I would not be surprised if he does not live to testify unfortunately.

I think that if there is "something much bigger at play", then the possibility that this is only so in Stine's own mind is as likely as any other speculation posted here at present. JMO.