A judge in Nevada County has suspended criminal proceedings for a Nevada City man in conjunction with the elder abuse case regarding his 81-year-old wife. 79-year-old Wilford George Robinson’s public defender would not allow the man to enter his plea this last Friday, March 20, because they feel he may not have the mental capacity to take part in legal proceedings.
Robinson’s wife was taken to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital on February 12 with fractures to both of her femurs. Mrs. Robinson has advanced-stage Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. The hospital turned in the possible elder abuse case to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office on February 19.
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Robinson’s initial arrest occurred on February 21, where he was charged and booked with a $750,000 bond. Based on current police reports, he is still currently incarcerated at the Nevada County Jail. He was arraigned on February 24 and was set to enter his plea this last Friday, but it has been postponed until April 23.
Proceedings are only suspended until after Robinson undergoes a psychiatric evaluation with a mental health professional.
It is unclear if the charge of elder abuse is going to be added explicitly to his list of charges. Of the charges he is facing, the most serious is the torture charge. The element added to the allegation of the torture is that it involved significant bodily injury, and he did it intending to cause his wife to suffer.
More information will be available after the evaluation has been completed.
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