Alan Jackson revealed why he suddenly dropped charges against Nick Reiner on the same day the murder suspect was scheduled to be arraigned.
When speaking with Billy Bush on the “Hot Mic” podcast, the defense attorney initially said, “This was a confidential communication that took place between many people, and I don’t want to reveal it.”
However, when asked if Bush had anything to do with the money, he snapped: “I never said that, so I can’t say anything happened to my retainer.”
“Obviously something happened to my ability to continue to represent, and to my team’s ability. But I don’t want you or the viewers or anyone else to start speculating about what that is. I haven’t said a word about it.”
Mr. Jackson reiterated, “When it’s over, it’s over. We withdrew.”
In a conversation with a radio host, he revealed that he “dropped everything” to work on Nick’s case after he was accused of murdering his parents, Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, in cold blood.
Jackson, 61, was in New York “in the early morning hours of Dec. 15” when he received the request from a caller who declined to identify himself.
“I have to show allegiance and allegiance to the confidentiality of answering those kinds of calls…I can tell you that right after that I dropped everything. I sent notice to the team here in Los Angeles…I got on a plane almost immediately,” Jackson told Bush.
On January 7, the day Nick was scheduled to be arraigned, Jackson told the judge in charge of the case that he had no choice but to withdraw the case and seek relief.
He handed over the reins to Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, and a new date for Nick’s arraignment was set for February 23.
On December 14, Michelle and Rob’s daughter Romy found her parents stabbed to death in their home. He was 78 years old and she was 70.
At the time, it was revealed that their deaths occurred after an argument with Nick at a party the night before.
Shortly after, Nick was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstances of multiple murders. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
Aspiring to become a director, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was taking medication. But the drugs seemed to make him “crazy.”
He also has a long history of drug addiction.
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