Coleman said continuing to make Louisville, Kentucky's largest city, safer sits at the top of his list.
No one has been executed in Kentucky since 2008 when Marco Allen Chapman was given a lethal injection for killing two Gallatin County children and injuring their mother and sister.
“The Court cannot allow such a person to be subjected to the death penalty, regardless of public clamor," Judge Julie Kaelin ruled, arguing she should not be swayed by fear of criticism.
The Jefferson Commonwealth's Attorney's office objected and noted that there is nearly a year backlog for competency evaluations at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center in La Grange.
A 2-2 split among Indiana Supreme Court justices leaves in place a lower court ruling that ordered the prison agency to release the information.
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty as directed by the U.S. attorney general, according to the change of plea documents filed last week.
There are three potential outcomes for the University of Louisville basketball program as the school navigates its defense against another round of allegations that it broke NCAA rules.
“There is substantial evidence to conclude that the defendant Mr. Bush has been restored to competency," Judge Annie O'Connell ruled.
The lawsuit alleges state police forced demonstrators to protest nearly two miles away from the prison.
A special prosecutor out of Gallatin and Boone counties presented a tampering with physical evidence case against Angela Ellemen for hiding bullet casings linked to the shooting of 15-year-old Gregory Holt for more than six years.