Alan Jackson revealed why he suddenly dropped Nick Reiner’s murder case on the same day the accused murderer was set to be arraigned.
Speaking to Billy Bush on his “Hot Mic” podcast, the defense attorney initially said, “That’s a confidential communication between a lot of folks that I’m not willing to disclose.”
However, he then snapped when Bush questioned if it had to do with money, “You can’t say that something happened with the retainer because I’ve never said that.
“Obviously, something happened with my ability, and my team’s ability, to continue the representation, but I don’t want you, your audience or anybody else to start speculating as to what that might be. I have not said a word about it.”
Jackson also reiterated, “Once I’m done, I’m down. I’ve withdrawn.”
During his chat with the radio host, he revealed that he “dropped everything” to work on Nick’s case after he was accused of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in cold blood.
Jackson, 61, was in New York when he got the call in the “very early hours of Dec. 15″ by a caller he refused to identify.
“I have to show fealty and loyalty to the confidentiality that attends that kind of phone call … I can tell you that immediately thereafter, I dropped everything. I sent out a notice to my team here back in Los Angeles … I got on a flight nearly immediately,” Jackson told Bush.
On Jan. 7, the same day that Nick was set to be arraigned, Jackson informed the judge overseeing the case that he had “no choice but to withdraw and ask to be relieved.”
He handed over the reins to LA County Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, and a new date for Nick’s arraignment was set for Feb. 23.
On Dec. 14, Michele and Rob’s daughter, Romy, found her parents stabbed to death in their home. He was 78 and she was 70.
At the time, it was revealed that their deaths happened after they had gotten into an argument with Nick at a party the previous night.
Shortly after, Nick was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
The aspiring director had been taking medication for his diagnosed schizophrenia; however, the medication had caused him to be “out of his head.”
He also has a long history of drug addiction.
If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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