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The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agency

Nick Reiner arraignment postponed to February after lawyer withdraws from case

Nick Reiner appears in court facing murder charges in Los Angeles in a courtroom sketch.
Nick Reiner appears in court facing murder charges in Los Angeles in a courtroom sketch. Photograph: Mona Edwards/Reuters

The arraignment of Nick Reiner, who faces two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, was delayed on Wednesday after his attorney asked to be replaced.

Judge Theresa McGonigle agreed to postpone the proceedings until February in response to a request from attorney Alan Jackson to withdraw from the case. The judge assigned a public defender to represent Nick Reiner, who had been expected to be arraigned and enter a plea in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday.

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