Nick Reiner made his first court docket look on Wednesday after he was charged with two counts of first-degree homicide in reference to the stabbing deaths of his mother and father, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. He didn’t enter a plea, and the arraignment was continued till Jan. 7.
His protection lawyer, Alan Jackson, instructed reporters that there have been “very complicated and severe points” related to the case, and urged the general public to not “rush to judgment.”
The Reiners had been discovered useless of their Los Angeles residence on Sunday afternoon. Paramedics responded to a name for medical help on the residence within the Brentwood neighborhood round 3:30 p.m. PT. Inside, they discovered Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, useless.
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner stated the preliminary reason behind demise was “a number of sharp power accidents.”
Nick Reiner was arrested on Sunday night time and is being held with out bail.
The fees, which embody a “particular circumstance allegation of a number of murders,” carry a most sentence of life in jail or the demise penalty with no chance of parole. Los Angeles County District Legal professional Nathan Hochman stated no choice has been made on whether or not to hunt the demise penalty.
Authorities declined to debate the proof that led them to cost Nick Reiner with murdering his mother and father or a potential motive.
Rob Reiner was the director of a number of basic Hollywood motion pictures, together with This Is Spinal Faucet, A Few Good Males, When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Stand by Me and Distress.
As an actor, Reiner was greatest identified for enjoying Michael “Meathead” Stivic on the long-lasting sitcom All within the Household, alongside Archie Bunker.
Singer Reiner was a photographer and producer. The couple met on the set of When Harry Met Sally and married in 1989. They shared three youngsters collectively: Jake, Nick and Romy. Rob Reiner additionally had an adopted daughter, Tracy, from his earlier marriage to Penny Marshall.
Nick Reiner has spoken publicly about his struggles with psychological sickness and dependancy. In 2015, Nick and Rob Reiner collaborated on a semi-autobiographical film, Being Charlie, about Nick’s troubled life and the pressure it placed on their relationship.
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