LOS ANGELES (KABC) — After weeks of delays, Nick Reiner is expected back in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday for the alleged murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner.
The 32-year-old is set to enter a plea on two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murders. He’s accused of killing his parents in their Brentwood home back in December.
Nick Reiner’s arraignment was delayed after his defense attorney, Alan Jackson — who helped defend Karen Read in Massachusetts — withdrew from the case during his court appearance last month.
Nick Reiner is now assigned a public defender, Kimberly Green, He remains in jail without bail.
Jackson told reporters after court that he had to withdraw as Nick Reiner’s counsel due to “circumstances beyond our control, but more importantly, circumstances beyond Nick’s control.”
“Pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder,” he added. “We wish him the very best moving forward.”
A Reiner family spokesperson said at the time, “They have the utmost trust in the legal process and will not comment further on matters related to the legal proceedings.”
Nick Reiner has been charged with the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, officials announced on Tuesday.
Nick Reiner made a brief first court appearance on Dec. 17, during which he waived the right to a speedy arraignment.
Since then, sources told ABC News that law enforcement and defense attorneys had been working to piece together Nick Reiner’s psychiatric and substance abuse history.
He has a documented history of addiction and substance abuse treatment, and friends have told investigators that his mental health had been deteriorating prior to the fatal stabbings.
A decade ago, Nick Reiner publicly discussed his severe struggles with addiction and mental health after making a movie with his father, “Being Charlie,” that was very loosely based on their lives.
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were killed early on the morning of Dec. 14, and they were found in the late afternoon, authorities said. The L.A. County Medical Examiner said in initial findings that they died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” but released no other details, and police have said nothing about possible motives.
The counts against Reiner come with special circumstances of multiple murders and an allegation that he used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.
Prosecutors have said they have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
ABC News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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