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Ex-Kentucky sheriff charged in judge's killing may get evaluated for insanity defense

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Prosecutors want Shawn "Mickey" Stines to undergo mental evaluation before his trial.

Stines' attorneys say they will argue he was emotionally disturbed at the time of the shooting.

The killing rocked the small Appalachian community of Whitesburg , Kentucky .

Investigators have not announced a motive for the killing of District Judge Kevin Mullins .

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