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Claire Miller, the Pennsylvania teen charged with stabbing her older sister to death in February, will seek a potential insanity or mental health defense, her lawyer said.
Defense attorney Robert Beyer also requested that Miller s case be transferred to juvenile court, which focuses on treatment and rehabilitation, Lancaster Online reported Thursday.
Miller, 14, was charged as an adult in the slaying of 19-year-old Helen Miller, who investigators said died of multiple stab wounds in their Manheim Township home on Feb. 21. Miller was arrested at the scene and was being held without bail at Lancaster County Prison, the district attorney s office said. (Photo: Lancaster County District Attorney)
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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