Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson is representing Nick Reiner, who’s accused of killing parents
A well-known lawyer around here is representing a new high-profile murder defendant Attorney Alan Jackson who was seen all over local TV and on YouTube feeds defending Karen Read in her two trials will be in Nick Reiner s corner in Los Angeles court after the -year-old allegedly killed his parents Rob and Michele over the weekend Jackson was spotted at the LA courthouse on Tuesday according to reports He was requested why Reiner did not appear in court Every inmate has to be medically cleared before they can be transported to court Jackson responded to reporters He has not been medically cleared It s just a procedural issue Nick Reiner with father Rob Reiner AP Reiner was arrested several hours after his parents were determined dead in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday police declared Rob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom All in the Family who went on to direct films including When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride He was an outspoken liberal activist for decades Michele Singer Reiner was a photographer movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ rights They had been married for years Investigators believe Rob and Michele died from stab wounds a law enforcement official recounted the AP Police haven t disclosed anything about a motive for the killings Nick Reiner in the past has spoken publicly of his struggles with addiction cycling in and out of cure facilities with bouts of homelessness in between through his teen years Rob and Nick Reiner explored and seemed to improve their relationship through the making of the film Being Charlie Nick Reiner co-wrote and Rob Reiner directed the film about the struggles of an addicted son and a famous father Other than representing Karen Read Alan Jackson in the past has represented celebrity clients Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey Norfolk DA prosecutors accused Read of backing up into Boston cop John O Keefe her boyfriend of two years with her SUV leaving him to freeze and die on the front yard of a Canton home where the pair was supposed to continue a night out after the bars closed that cold snowy early January morning The jury cleared Read of killing O Keefe convicting her of just drunken driving Related Articles Massachusetts mechanic fixes Karen Read s car to be sold at auction Karen Read investigator Michael Proctor mentioned at Brian Walshe trial Howie Carr Who s checking the Massachusetts State Police background checkers Massachusetts federal judge who sentenced Whitey Bulger assigned to Karen Read civil development Battenfeld Michelle Wu s lax record holding Boston police accountable In the wake of the trial Jackson slammed Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and called for him to be punished Jackson sent a scathing letter to Mayor Michelle Wu and the Massachusetts POST Commission about Cox accusing the commish of being caught in a lie about ex-cop Kelly Dever a controversial witness in the murder trial The POST Commission in recent times commented Cox as the city s police commish is not a sworn law enforcement officer so he s not facing a disciplinary review from the state board The Associated Press was used in this record
