Nick Reiner is facing a potential life in prison sentence or even capital punishment.
The buck stops there.
When big-league lawyer Alan Jackson quit defending Nick Reiner’s in his murder case in which he is charged with the murder of his parents, many were left wondering why.
But the fact that he was substituted with a public defender was a clear sign, and now reports arise where experts reinforce the impression: Jackson quit because the defendant doesn’t have the money to foot the hefty bills.
The New York Post reported:
“The 32-year-old son of beloved movie director Rob Reiner was in court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, when Jackson announced he and his firm would be withdrawing as Nick Reiner’s defense lawyer after just three weeks on the case.”
Jackson said he couldn’t disclose the reason, but it’s most likely a financial decision.
“’Alan Jackson is one of the best’, former prosecutor Neama Rahmani said. ‘But for a case like this, he’s going to charge at least a seven-figure retainer. Nick Reiner doesn’t have the money, if he did, he wouldn’t be living in his parents’ guesthouse. And under the California Slayer Statute, you kill your parents — you’re disinherited’, Rahmani said.”
CCTV footage showing Nick Reiner loading up on alcohol shortly before he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents.
Experts agree that Jackson most likely withdrew for financial reasons, since a public defender was appointed in his place, rather than another private attorney.
Reiner is facing two counts of first-degree murder.
“’A representation like this could cost an extraordinary sum of money’, [defense attorney Mark] Bederow added. ‘Probably the money is not there. I don’t know who is controlling the family assets but I would imagine that whatever hope there had been from the client or the family, that it’s just not there and the defense costs [are] so much’.
[…] Because Nick Reiner is accused of killing more than one person, he could face life in prison, or the death penalty, if convicted. But District Attorney Nathan Hochman has not said if he plans to pursue capital punishment against him.”
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