Court Denies Murder Suspect Access to Parents' $1.5M Trust for Legal Defense

Nick Reiner, charged with killing his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, sought funds from their trust to rehire attorney Alan Jackson, but a fiduciary opposed the move under California's slayer statute, which bars killers from inheriting. The fiduciary argued no exception exists for criminal defense costs and that the money should go to Reiner's siblings. Reiner's lawyer countered that the statute requires a conviction, not a mere accusation, and that his client is presumed innocent.