Nick Reiner’s lawyer quits. Why?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nick probably refused to plea not guilty by reason of insanity. He’s going to do it his way. Loser.

I doubt it. More like they are trying to get death penalty off the table by taking a plea deal and Nick Reiner refused to take a plea deal.

Nick probably realizes that the chance of CA actually imposing or carrying out the death penalty isn't probable. Better to roll the dice.

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Money

If it wasn’t money another lawyer would have taken the case but it went to a public defender.

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Anonymous wrote:Money

If it wasn’t money another lawyer would have taken the case but it went to a public defender.

True true

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Anonymous wrote:Any theories?

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He realized it wasn't worth the stress?

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Any eventual money from the parent's estate is years away from being available.

If the siblings have access to their own money, they probably are worried for their personal safety, should an ace attorney get him off due to some insanity plea, and then he's released from a mental hospital down the road.

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We had a Nick in our life who brutally killed a member of our family. He was both a drug addict and undiagnosed bipolar. The arrogance of the man was incredible. He thought he was entirely justified in what he did and wanted to get on the stand to defend himself, against the counsel of his attorney. He also did not have access to funds but managed to get another relative to front the money by selling off their possessions. I could see most attorneys deciding not to represent someone like him. He made a huge scene before the jury came in so he would be thrown out before they sentenced him to LWOP, knowing the quick decision meant he was found guilty. These guys are a nightmare to represent.

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Yep, Mr Green didn't show up. Either the lawyer thought Nick had money himself or he thought his siblings would either foot the bill or agree the estate could pay.

Obviously, they didn't.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a Nick in our life who brutally killed a member of our family. He was both a drug addict and undiagnosed bipolar. The arrogance of the man was incredible. He thought he was entirely justified in what he did and wanted to get on the stand to defend himself, against the counsel of his attorney. He also did not have access to funds but managed to get another relative to front the money by selling off their possessions. I could see most attorneys deciding not to represent someone like him. He made a huge scene before the jury came in so he would be thrown out before they sentenced him to LWOP, knowing the quick decision meant he was found guilty. These guys are a nightmare to represent.

Wow, sorry that happened in your family.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a Nick in our life who brutally killed a member of our family. He was both a drug addict and undiagnosed bipolar. The arrogance of the man was incredible. He thought he was entirely justified in what he did and wanted to get on the stand to defend himself, against the counsel of his attorney. He also did not have access to funds but managed to get another relative to front the money by selling off their possessions. I could see most attorneys deciding not to represent someone like him. He made a huge scene before the jury came in so he would be thrown out before they sentenced him to LWOP, knowing the quick decision meant he was found guilty. These guys are a nightmare to represent.

Wow, sorry that happened in your family.

Thank you, pp.

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Anonymous wrote:Much of the above, but also Nick, given his mental state, might be impossible to work with.

That’s what I was thinking. His defense is going to be really tough - and expensive, justifiably so given that it will take an attorney with special expertise. From what I’ve read, his parents were afraid of him for many years. There might not be enough money in this world for someone to voluntarily take this on.

Also, the fact that a public defender was appointed does suggest he can’t access money. There could be other reasons but it’s certainly a possibility.

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It’s obvious that its financial.

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Anonymous wrote:Any eventual money from the parent's estate is years away from being available.

If the siblings have access to their own money, they probably are worried for their personal safety, should an ace attorney get him off due to some insanity plea, and then he's released from a mental hospital down the road.

I don’t think that’s it. People who take these kinds of cases know the payday can be years away. They aren’t living paycheck to paycheck

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Anonymous wrote:Any theories?

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He realized it wasn't worth the stress?

No hun.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a Nick in our life who brutally killed a member of our family. He was both a drug addict and undiagnosed bipolar. The arrogance of the man was incredible. He thought he was entirely justified in what he did and wanted to get on the stand to defend himself, against the counsel of his attorney. He also did not have access to funds but managed to get another relative to front the money by selling off their possessions. I could see most attorneys deciding not to represent someone like him. He made a huge scene before the jury came in so he would be thrown out before they sentenced him to LWOP, knowing the quick decision meant he was found guilty. These guys are a nightmare to represent.

I am really sorry. We have an almost Nick. Were able to get detox, diagnosis and really good and effective treatment, but not before a lot of trauma. had that not happened, I fully believe that we would have been a non famous family with the same experience. These deaths and your post remind me of how hard trying to live with that was. I am so sorry for your loss and the trauma all of you went through. I hope the justice system worked to bring your family some level of peace though I know that doesn’t take away the pain of the loss.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a Nick in our life who brutally killed a member of our family. He was both a drug addict and undiagnosed bipolar. The arrogance of the man was incredible. He thought he was entirely justified in what he did and wanted to get on the stand to defend himself, against the counsel of his attorney. He also did not have access to funds but managed to get another relative to front the money by selling off their possessions. I could see most attorneys deciding not to represent someone like him. He made a huge scene before the jury came in so he would be thrown out before they sentenced him to LWOP, knowing the quick decision meant he was found guilty. These guys are a nightmare to represent.

PP, I'm sorry for what you went through.

We had an almost Nick in our family who had untreated schizophrenia. The arrogance and grandiosity was severe. My family member routinely threatened to kill the local CEO of a longterm business in town.