Overview
- In new podcast interviews, the high-profile attorney said legal and ethical rules prevent him from explaining his withdrawal and he rejected speculation that money or a retainer issue was involved.
- Jackson emphasized his decision is final after the court relieved him on Jan. 7 and voiced confidence in Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene to lead the defense.
- Reiner remains in custody at the Twin Towers facility, charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the Dec. 14 stabbing deaths of his parents at their Brentwood home.
- The county medical examiner determined both victims died from multiple sharp-force injuries and ruled the deaths homicides, and prosecutors have alleged special circumstances that could bring life without parole or the death penalty.
- Discussing California procedure, Jackson outlined how an insanity plea is tried in a bifurcated process, as media continue to report on Reiner’s mental-health history and recent medication changes.