LA court to address whether Nick Reiner can use trust to pay for murder defense
The Guardian • • entertainment
Key Points:
- A Los Angeles court will hold a hearing to determine if Nick Reiner, accused of killing his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, can access a trust fund established for him by the couple decades ago.
- Nick Reiner claims he needs the trust funds to pay for his legal defense, asserting that the funds have been withheld without legal justification for years before his parents' deaths.
- Reiner, 33, faces first-degree murder charges for allegedly fatally stabbing his parents in their Brentwood home last December; he has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
- The trust was set up with clear instructions that Nick would receive half the money at age 30 and the remainder at 35, but he never received any funds, with trustees reportedly providing various excuses for withholding the money.
- Reiner's former attorney Alan Jackson withdrew from the case due to unpaid fees, but Reiner intends to rehire him if he gains access to the trust funds.
