Nick Reiner makes first court appearance to face murder charges in killings of parents
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Nick Reiner made his first appearance in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday morning, roughly three days after allegedly killing his parents — beloved Hollywood figures Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — inside their Brentwood home.Flanked by his attorney, Alan Jackson, and two other lawyers, Reiner was barely visible from the courtroom gallery during the brief hearing.
He donned a blue suicide prevention smock frequently worn by defendants who pose a risk of self-harm.Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder on Tuesday, and could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.
Los Angeles County Dist.Atty.
Nathan Hochman said that no decision had been made on seeking capital punishment in the Reiners’ slayings.Such reviews normally take months.
A judge approved Jackson’s request Wednesday to continue Reiner’s arraignment to Jan.7.
He did not enter a plea.“There are very very complex, serious issues associated with this case,” that need to be analyzed, Jackson told reporters outside the courthouse after the hearing.
Jackson did not answer any questions even as reporters probed him about his client’s mental health and asked to know who was paying for his legal services.“We ask that during this process you allow the system to move forward in the way it was designed.Not with a rush to judgment.
Not with jumping to conclusions.But with restraint and with dignity,” he said.
Reiner will continue to be held in Los Angeles County jail without bail.Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead of stab wounds in the master bedroom of their Brentwood home around 3:40 p.m.
on Sunday, authorities have said.The couple was discovered by their daughter who arrived at the home after a massage therapist called her to say her parents weren’t answering the gate at their home.
About six hours later, Los Angeles police officers arrested Nick Reiner in Expo...