LOS ANGELES, CA — The murder case against Nick Reiner — who is accused of killing his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — will not take place until September as prosecutors continue to collect evidence in the case.
Reiner made his latest court appearance Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles after pleading not guilty to murder charges on Feb. 23. Reiner, 32, is accused of stabbing his parents to death in December in their Brentwood home.
The court session on Wednesday was meant to help decide a date for a hearing in which a judge will determine if there is enough evidence for Reiner to stand trial. But attorneys said they were still gathering evidence in the case.
Prosecutors still have nearly two terabytes of discovery to provide to the defense and autopsy reports in the case have yet to be prepared, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The autopsy reports remain sealed by court order at the request of the Los Angeles Police Department. They'll need to be unsealed by another court order once they're completed, the Times reported.
Reiner appeared in court in a yellow jail top and blue jail pants. He spoke only to answer "yes" to questions asked by the judge.
Reiner remains jailed without bond on two counts of murder.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman previously said his office will be "looking at all aggravating and mitigating circumstances" and that Reiner's attorney has been invited to present written and oral arguments before a decision is made on whether to seek the death penalty.
Nick Reiner's brother Jake Reiner, last week shared his reaction to learning his parents were killed. In a Substack post, he wrote that living in the aftermath has been "too devastating to comprehend."
“Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time,” Jake Reiner wrote. “It’s too devastating to comprehend. I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it’s not a dream. This truly is my living nightmare.”
City News Service contributed to this report.
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