Nick Reiner Avoids Death Penalty in 2-Murder Case as Trial Slips to 2027
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 15
Nick Reiner Avoids Death Penalty in 2-Murder Case as Trial Slips to 2027
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 15
Summary
Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday they will not seek death for Nick Reiner, 33, if he is convicted of fatally stabbing his parents at their home last December.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the decision followed a rigorous review and consultations with Reiner’s siblings; the maximum sentence is now life without parole.
Reiner has pleaded not guilty to 2 murder counts with special circumstances, including lying in wait, and remains jailed without bail ahead of a pretrial hearing.
A grand jury indictment returned July 20 was unsealed only in mid-August after siblings urged secrecy to limit trauma, and Hochman said he does not expect a trial before 2027.
Separately, Reiner is fighting to tap a $1.5 million trust fund for his defense, while the trust’s steward argues California’s slayer statute bars access.