He’s accused of killing his mother and father at their Los Angeles dwelling.
Nick Reiner (Picture: Getty)
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of acclaimed director Rob Reiner, pleaded not responsible Monday to 2 counts of first-degree homicide within the deadly stabbing of his mother and father in December.
Reiner’s lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he stood behind glass in an enclosed custody space of the packed Los Angeles courtroom.
The third of Rob Reiner’s 4 youngsters, Nick Reiner has been held with out bail since his arrest hours after the actor-director and Michele Singer Reiner, his spouse of 36 years, had been discovered lifeless on Dec. 14 at their dwelling within the upscale Brentwood part of Los Angeles.
Reiner appeared in courtroom along with his head shaved and sporting brown jail garments. He talked to his lawyer briefly earlier than the decide started the listening to and spoke solely to reply sure to a query from the decide. He was not sporting the suicide prevention smock he wore in his first courtroom look in December.
The decide informed Reiner to return to courtroom on April 29 for the scheduling of a preliminary listening to, the place prosecutors will current proof and a decide will determine if it’s sufficient for Reiner to go to trial.
District Lawyer Nathan Hochman stated exterior courtroom that his workplace nonetheless hasn’t determined whether or not it’ll search the dying penalty for Reiner.
Reiner’s not responsible plea is frequent for legal defendants at this stage of the case, no matter their longer-term plan is perhaps.
Reiner’s earlier lawyer, the high-profile non-public lawyer Alan Jackson, needed to give up the case on the listening to in January due to what he known as circumstances past his and his consumer’s management. He stated authorized ethics wouldn’t permit him to say why, however in parting he adamantly declared that “pursuant to the legal guidelines of California, Nick Reiner is just not responsible of homicide.”
Jackson didn’t elaborate however stated the conclusion got here after weeks of intensive investigation earlier than his group needed to hand the case off. He stated he wished to push again towards false reporting on the case.
It’s not clear who employed Jackson to signify Reiner or who was paying the invoice. Usually, defendants use public defenders after they can’t afford a personal lawyer.
Rob and Michele Reiner (Picture: Getty)
Deputy District Lawyer Habib Balian stated Monday that his workplace remains to be awaiting a full post-mortem report within the case, however all different proof has been turned over to the protection.
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Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, died from “a number of sharp pressure accidents,” 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 courtroom order has prevented the discharge of extra particulars and authorities have stated nothing about attainable motives.
Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included a number of the most memorable and endlessly watchable motion pictures of the Nineteen Eighties and ’90s. His credit included “That is Spinal Faucet,” “Stand By Me,” “A Few Good Males,” and “When Harry Met Sally… ,” throughout whose manufacturing he met photographer Michele Singer and married her quickly after.
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