Prosecutors Won't Seek Death Penalty for Nick Reiner

Los Angeles prosecutors have taken capital punishment off the table in the murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, reports Deadline. LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Tuesday that his office will not pursue the death penalty against Nick Reiner, accused of fatally stabbing his parents in their Brentwood home in December.

After what Hochman described as a rigorous review of aggravating and mitigating factors, prosecutors opted against capital punishment, though the 33-year-old suspect still faces the possibility of life in prison without parole if convicted. Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty, and no trial date has been set. He has a documented history of severe mental illness and drug addiction, and is seeking access to a $1.6 million family trust to fund a private defense, per the New York Times.