- Nick Reiner, 32, faces two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, who were found dead in December.
- Reiner has filed a petition to access a trust fund, reportedly worth at least $1.5 million, that his parents established for him.
- He seeks these funds to pay for his legal defense, claiming the trustee has given various excuses for withholding money he was entitled to at age 30.
- Reiner argues that the delay in receiving the funds prevents him from hiring his preferred defense attorney, Alan Jackson, and is causing irreparable harm to his defense.
- Prosecutors allege Reiner, who has a history of substance abuse, fatally stabbed his parents after an argument at a Christmas party and could face the death penalty if convicted.
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