Rob Reiner and Michele’s son, Nick Reiner is getting a new team. It has been noted that during an appearance in a Los Angeles courtroom on January 7th, the 32-year-old’s lawyer, Alan Jackson, announced that he has withdrawn from the case, according to an MS NOW reporter in the courtroom, leaving Nick’s case in the hands of a public defender for the time being.
Nick Reiner family speaks
The change in counsel indicated that Nick’s plea was not entered for the two charges of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders following the deaths of his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner. His arraignment has been rescheduled for February 23rd.
Following the news, Nick’s family stated E! News, saying, “They have the utmost trust in the legal process and will not comment further on matters related to the legal proceedings.”
Rob, and Michele, were found dead in their L.A. home on the afternoon of December 14th. About six hours later, police arrested Nick near the University of Southern California and booked him on suspicion of their murders.
Nick was charged on December 16th, with the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office announcing at the time that the screenwriter would also face a “special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife” on the couple.
The passing of the When Harry Met Sally director and his wife of 36 years has sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with Jane Fonda sharing that she had seen the pair the night before their bodies were found.
“I saw them night before last looking healthy and happy,” Jane wrote on Instagram Dec. 15. “I am reeling with grief. Stunned.”
