ERIC FADDIS: Alan Jackson QUITS Nick Reiner Case — Plus The Mickey Stines Judge Scandal Explodes
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🗓️ 10 January 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down two of the most chaotic murder cases in the country right now — and explains why both are falling apart before they even reach trial.
Nick Reiner's high-profile defense attorney Alan Jackson just walked off the case after three weeks, citing circumstances "beyond Nick's control." But before he left, he made a stunning statement to reporters: "Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder. Print that." Sources say the issue was money. Now public defender Kimberly Greene has inherited a capital murder case with virtually no preparation time. Eric explains what happens to all of Jackson's investigative work, why the insanity defense is one of the hardest to win in America, and whether Nick Reiner has any realistic path to avoiding conviction under California's M'Naghten standard.
Then we turn to Kentucky, where former sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of murdering a judge in his own chambers — on video. The defense is building an insanity case, but now they've discovered footage of the presiding judge, Christopher Cohron, sitting next to the murder victim at a mental health conference just seven days before the killing. Cohron never disclosed it. He's also blocked the defense from accessing a sealed psychiatric evaluation. Eric breaks down the recusal motion, the venue fight, and whether this case can even be tried fairly in Kentucky.
Two defendants. Two insanity defenses. Two judges under fire. Eric Faddis walks us through what's really happening behind the courtroom doors.
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| 0:40.2 | Just the other day, Alan Jackson walked into a courtroom as Nick Reiner's attorney, |
| 0:44.4 | and he walked out as his former attorney, telling reporters he had no choice but to withdraw |
| 0:51.0 | due to circumstances, quote, beyond Nick's control. |
| 0:55.4 | Then he said something striking. |
| 0:56.9 | Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder. |
| 1:01.4 | Print that! |
| 1:03.0 | This is very dramatic. |
| 1:04.6 | Three weeks of investigation, a team that worked every waking hour, and now he's gone, replaced by public defender Kimberly Green, |
| 1:13.8 | who had 30 seconds to meet Nick before the hearing. |
| 1:16.4 | Sources tell deadline that money is the likely reason for the withdrawal to help us understand |
| 1:21.6 | what happens and why it matters going forward. |
| 1:25.2 | We're joined by attorney and former prosecutor Eric Fattis. |
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