"LOS ANGELES Alan Jackson, the high-power attorney representing Nick Reiner in the stabbing death of his parents, producer-actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, withdrew from the case Wednesday. Reiner will now be represented by public defender Kimberly Greene. Wearing a brown jumpsuit, Reiner, 32, didn't enter a plea during the brief hearing. A judge has rescheduled his arraignment for Feb. 23."
"Following the hearing, defense attorney Alan Jackson told a throng of reporters that Reiner is not guilty of murder. "We've investigated this matter top to bottom, back to front. What we've learned and you can take this to the bank, is that pursuant to the law of this state, pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder," he said."
"The Los Angeles coroner ruled that the two died from injuries inflicted by a knife. The charges carry a maximum sentence of death. LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he has not decided whether to seek the death penalty. "We are fully confident that a jury will convict Nick Reiner beyond a reasonable doubt of the brutal murder of his parents -- Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner and do so unanimously," he said."
Alan Jackson withdrew from representing Nick Reiner; Reiner will be represented by public defender Kimberly Greene. Reiner, 32, did not enter a plea and has an arraignment rescheduled for Feb. 23. Jackson said under California law Reiner is not guilty of murder. Reiner is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances in the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70. The Los Angeles coroner ruled the deaths were caused by knife injuries. The charges carry a maximum sentence of death; the LA County district attorney has not decided whether to seek it. Reiner had a long history of substance abuse and his parents had become increasingly alarmed by his behavior.
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