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Doctors Are Expected to Testify on Whether Robert Miller Can Appear in Court
- Robert Miller, an 81-year-old Montreal billionaire and founder of Future Electronics, appeared via videoconference Monday facing 24 sex charges involving 11 women.
- Miller was arrested last year for alleged offences between 1994 and 2016, with most complainants minors, and his lawyers argue he is unfit to stand trial due to advanced Parkinson's disease.
- During the court appearance, Crown expert Dr. Pierre Blanchet testified after a 45-minute May 20 evaluation that Miller appeared frail and showed cognitive decline.
- Crown prosecutors agreed Miller is gravely ill, with Crown attorney Delphine Mauger stating a trial is impossible given his poor health and risk of deterioration.
- A decision on Miller’s lawyers’ request to halt the proceedings because of his medical condition is anticipated from the Quebec Superior Court on Tuesday.
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Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial
MONTRÉAL — Crown prosecutors have agreed Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial. Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octogenarian is gravely ill and won't recover.
Even the Crown agrees: Robert Miller, the octogenary billionaire accused of a series of sexual crimes for acts that go back as far as 30 years, is now too ill to go through a criminal trial. There is every reason to believe that the Superior Court will order the cessation of the judicial process on Tuesday, at the Montreal courthouse.
Severely affected by Parkinson's disease, Robert Miller, accused of sexual crimes out of 11 victims, is unlikely to be tried.
A fish-tailed outcome in the criminal prosecution against Robert Miller: the fallen businessman is unfit to stand trial.
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