More than two months after the fatal shooting of Letcher County Judge Kevin Mullins, ex-Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was back in court Monday.

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge's shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday in the same courthouse where they worked together and where the attack occurred, and one of his attorneys later predicted they will present a compelling case in his defense.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused in the fatal shooting of a judge in September was arraigned on new charges Monday. Monday's arraignment hearing was held in the Letcher County Courthouse -- the same courthouse where Shawn "Mickey" Stines is accused of gunning down Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers on Sept.