Nick Reiner Case: Judge to Decide if Transcripts in Grand Jury Indictment Should Be Unsealed
The defense says sealing the records is needed to protect Nick Reiner’s fair trial rights, while media outlets argue the public has access rights.
- Nick Reiner, 33, returns to court Wednesday as a judge considers whether to unseal grand jury transcripts in the deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, in their Brentwood home.
- Charged with the December slayings of his father, 78, and mother, 70, Reiner prompted his siblings Romy and Jake to oppose unsealing court records, citing potential for "additional trauma and harm" to the family.
- Concurrently, Reiner is fighting to access more than $1.5 million from a family trust to fund his defense, with attorneys arguing California's "slayer statute" should not prevent mandatory distributions to the accused.
- A coalition of more than a dozen media outlets is challenging the request to keep records sealed, arguing Reiner has not overcome the public's right of access to court proceedings.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced last month he will not seek the death penalty, meaning Reiner faces life in prison without parole if convicted, with trial likely in 2027.
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The Independent (US)Rob Reiner’s children fight to keep parents’ murder evidence secret
Nick Reiner, 33, is charged with murdering his father, 78, and mother, photographer Michele Reiner, 70, who were found stabbed to death inside their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home
Hearing Set for Nick Reiner in Deaths of His Parents
A hearing is scheduled Wednesday in the case of actor-director Rob Reiner’s youngest son, Nick, who was indicted on murder charges in the deaths of the famed filmmaker and his photographer wife, Michele, in their Brentwood home. Nick Reiner, 33, is charged with the slayings of his 78-year-old father and 70-year-old mother, who were found […]
Hearing delayed again on sealing Nick Reiner grand jury transcript
A January hearing date was scheduled today to discuss a defense motion to keep grand jury transcripts sealed in the case of Nick Reiner, who is accused of killing his actor-director father Rob Reiner and photographer mother Michele in their Brentwood home.
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