Teen accused of killing disabled sister might seek mental health defense, lawyer says
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Claire Miller, 14, is charged with stabbing to death her sister Helen Miller, 19, early Mon., Feb. 22, 2021, in Manheim Township. Authorities said Helen Miller had cerebral palsy. (Photo courtesy of the Lancaster County District Attorney s Office)
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The attorney for a 14-year-old Lancaster County girl accused of fatally stabbing her disabled 19-year-old sister is seeking to have her case transferred from adult to juvenile court.
According to Lancasteronline, defense attorney Robert Beyer has requested that a decertification hearing be held in county court regarding shifting Claire Miller’s homicide prosecution to juvenile court.
Claire Miller, the Manheim Township teenager charged with stabbing her older sister to death in February, intends to mount an insanity or mental illness defense.
Millerâs attorney, Robert Beyer, disclosed the strategy in a court filing earlier this month. He also asked a judge to schedule a hearing on whether to transfer the case to juvenile court.
Miller, who will turn 15 on May 18, is charged with a single count of homicide for the death of her sister, Helen Miller, 19. Under Pennsylvania law, homicide is automatically treated as an adult crime.
In the filing, Beyer wrote that transferring Millerâs case to juvenile court, which focuses on rehabilitation and includes supervision until age 21, would serve the publicâs interest.Â
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A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl accused of killing her wheelchair-bound sister made her first appearance before of a judge on Friday, only to waive her right to a preliminary hearing according to
Miller, of Manheim Township, is
The hearing was Miller’s only opportunity to hear about evidence that will be submitted against her prior to heading to trial.
She appeared on television in the Lancaster County Courthouse with the one television faced the judge and included a camera so she could see the judge and attorneys reactions.
Prior to the hearing, Miller’s attorney Robert Beyer informed her that her parents were in the courtroom, according to PennLive. He then commented on how long her hair was and how she is not writing to him enough, she laughed and responded that she would send him a letter.
A 14-year-old girl will be tried in Lancaster County Court for the stabbing death of her older sister in the family s Manheim Township home in February.
And Claire Elaina Miller s attorney said they ll seek to have the case transferred from adult to juvenile court, which focuses on rehabilitation and includes supervision until age 21, by showing that doing so would serve the publicâs interest. Under Pennsylvania law, homicide is automatically treated as an adult crime.
The teen was held for court on a single count of homicide following a preliminary hearing Friday before a district judge at the county courthouse. She appeared remotely by video because she s being held at an upstate female prison.