Jackson declined to answer shouted questions from dozens of reporters surrounding him, and has not addressed the guilt or innocence of his client.
Nick Reiner was charged on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) with killing Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68.
They were killed sometime in the early morning hours of Sunday (Monday AEDT), the District Attorney’s Office said. They were found dead with apparent stab wounds, late in the afternoon in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighbourhood on the west side of Los Angeles, authorities said.
Nick Reiner did not resist when he was arrested hours later in the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern California, about 14 miles (22.5 kilometres) from the crime scene, police said.
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The two counts of first-degree murder come with special circumstances of multiple murders and an allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, a knife. The additions could mean a greater sentence.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) news conference that his office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
Rob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom All in the Family who went on to direct films including Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, and When Harry Met Sally, whose star Meg Ryan paid tribute to the Reiners on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT).
“Thank you, Rob and Michele, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales, and in laughter. Thank you for your faith in the best in people, and for your profound love of our country,” Ryan said in an Instagram post. “I have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy.”
Rob Reiner met Michele Singer Reiner during the shooting of the classic romcom and he said the meeting inspired him to change the film to have a happy ending.
Romy Reiner (third from left) and Jake Reiner (far right) have issued a statement after the deaths of their parents. Nick Reiner (third from right) has been charged with Rob Reiner (far left) and Michele Singer Reiner’s (second from left) murders.Credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Ryan’s co-star Billy Crystal, a close friend of Rob Reiner for decades, was part of a group that also included Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David that released a statement mourning and celebrating the couple on Tuesday night (Wednesday AEDT).
“They were a special force together – dynamic, unselfish and inspiring,” the statement said. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”
Rob Reiner has another daughter, Tracy Reiner, from his first marriage, to actor-director Penny Marshall.
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Nick Reiner’s attorney Jackson is a high-profile defence attorney and former LA County prosecutor who represented Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles trial and Karen Read at her intensely followed trials in Massachusetts. He was a central figure in the HBO documentary on the Read case.
On the other side will be Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, whose recent cases included the Menendez brothers’ attempt at resentencing and the trial of Robert Durst.
Authorities have not said anything about a motive for the killings and would give few details when asked at the news conference.
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