Reiner seeks parental trust to finance defense as LA murder case advances
TL;DR
Nick Reiner’s lawyers asked a Los Angeles court to access a roughly $1.5 million trust set up by his parents to fund his legal defense in the murder case against them; a trustee previously blocked distributions, arguing the funds remain property of the trust, and Judge Ruben Garcia scheduled an October 23 hearing on the issue, with a September 15 court date also looming for the criminal case and Reiner facing a new lying-in-wait charge as the defense argues time to prepare is running out.
- Nick Reiner wants to access trust fund to pay for legal defense A.V. Club
- ‘Slayer Statute’ Blocks Nick Reiner From Trust Fund, Its Steward Says The New York Times
- Nick Reiner has spent some of his family money on murder defense, lawyers say NBC News
- Attorneys press California court to give Nick Reiner access to trust fund Reuters
- Nick Reiner Trust Hearing Postponed to October as Lawyers Push for Speedy Access to Funds Variety
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