Prosecutors won’t pursue death penalty for Rob Reiner’s son Nick in killing of his parents

“Prosecutors said Tuesday that they won’t prosecute the decease punishment for Nick Reiner successful the killings of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his woman Michele Singer Reiner, who were stabbed astatine their Los Angeles location precocious past year.” Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with first‑degree murder on Dec. 16, two days after the killings of his parents, who were 78 and 70 years old. The allegations against him include special circumstances that make him eligible for the death penalty: multiple killings and the use of a deadly weapon, a knife. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the decision would be deferred while his office determines whether to pursue capital punishment. Hochman stated that his office conducted a thorough review, including conversations with Rob and Michele Reiner’s families and an evaluation of mitigating factors in Nick Reiner’s favor, before reaching its conclusion. If convicted, the maximum sentence Reiner could receive is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Nick Reiner has not entered a plea after two court hearings, but his former defense lawyer Alan Jackson declared shortly after resigning from the case: “pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not blameworthy of murder.” Jackson withdrew for undisclosed reasons that he said were beyond his and his client’s control, and a public defender was appointed to take over the representation.