LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, charged with murder in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, after they consulted with the victims’ loved ones, officials said Tuesday.
\n\nLos Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he and senior prosecutors in his office considered aggravating and mitigating factors and family wishes in the case before he came to his conclusion.
\n\n“After a careful and thorough review of all these factors, the district attorney’s office will not be seeking the death penalty in this case,” Hochman told reporters outside a downtown courthouse.
\n\n“That means that the maximum sentence that Mr. Reiner will be looking at is life without the possibility of parole.”
\n\nHochman didn’t disclose what punishment the family had sought. The victims were both well-known death penalty abolitionists.
\n\n“We did speak with Nick Reiner’s siblings, [and] they made their views very clear,” Hochman said. “We took their views into consideration in ultimately deciding not to seek the death penalty.”
\n\nReiner, 33, is accused of murdering his father, celebrated director and actor Rob Reiner, and mother, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, nine months ago.
\n\nReiner is charged with two counts…
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