Nick Reiner may enter plea in killing of his parents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Reiner may lastly enter a plea Monday in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reinerafter two earlier court docket hearings that introduced some drama however little sensible progress in the case.
Reiner is about to look in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for his arraignment on two counts of first-degree homicide with his new legal professional Kimberly Greene, a public defender.
Reiner, 32, the third of Rob Reiner’s 4 kids, has been held with out bail since his arrest hours after the actor-director and his spouse of 36 years had been discovered lifeless with stab wounds on Dec. 14 at their residence in the upscale Brentwood part of Los Angeles.
Reiner’s previous attorneythe high-profile personal lawyer Alan Jackson, needed to take away the case on the earlier listening to in January as a result of of what he referred to as circumstances past his and his consumer’s management. He stated authorized ethics wouldn’t enable him to say why, however in half he adamantly declared exterior the courthouse that “pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder.”
Jackson didn’t elaborate however stated the conclusion got here after weeks of intensive investigation earlier than his workforce needed to hand the case off. He stated he needed to push again towards false reporting on the case.
It’s not clear who employed Jackson to symbolize Reiner or who was paying the invoice. Generally, defendants use public defenders after they cannot afford a personal legal professional.
Reiner is predicted to plead not responsible, as is frequent for legal defendants at this stage of the case, no matter their longer-term plan is likely to be.
Reiner wore a suicide prevention smock at his initial court appearance in December however appeared with out it on the listening to in January.
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” the LA County Medical Examiner stated in preliminary findings. Authorities stated they had been killed hours earlier than the our bodies had been found. A court docket order has prevented the discharge of extra particulars. Authorities have stated nothing about doable motives.
Prosecutors have stated they haven’t but determined whether or not to hunt the demise penalty for Nick Reiner, who’s eligible for it beneath the costs.
Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of probably the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the Nineteen Eighties and ’90s. His credit included “This is Spinal Tap,” “Stand By Me,” “A Few Good Men,” and “When Harry Met Sally…,” throughout whose manufacturing he met photographer Michele Singer and married her quickly after.
