Nick Reiner charged with parents' murders, appears in court

(The Center Square) - An arraignment for Nick Reiner, the son of actor/director Rob Reiner and Rob’s wife, Michele Singer Reiner, was postponed Wednesday to Jan. 7. Reiner, 32, appeared in court Wednesday morning in a Los Angeles courtroom. He waived his right to an immediate arraignment and "Yes, your honor" when Judge Theresa McGonigle asked him if he understood he had the right to a speedy trial. Reiner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Alan Jackson, a high-profile lawyer who has previously defended famous clients, is Nick Reiner’s lawyer. “We ask that during this process, we allow this system to move forward the way it was designed to move forward,” Jackson said during brief statements made outside the courthouse on Wednesday morning after the a