Nick Reiner's Attorney QUITS — "I Had No Choice" | What Alan Jackson Knows That We Don't
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🗓️ 9 January 2026
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Summary
Alan Jackson walked into court as Nick Reiner's defense attorney. He walked out as his former attorney — telling reporters he had "no choice" but to withdraw due to circumstances "beyond Nick's control." Then he made a stunning declaration: "Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder. Print that."
Three weeks. That's how long Jackson's team investigated the case — working "every waking hour," issuing ten subpoenas that are now sealed by the court. Sources tell Deadline that money is the likely reason for the withdrawal. But if that's true, why wasn't it resolved before he took the case?
Now Nick Reiner is represented by public defender Kimberly Greene, who had approximately thirty seconds to meet her new client before the hearing. She told reporters she'd had no contact with the Reiner family and didn't believe they even knew Jackson was withdrawing.
In this episode, attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down what Jackson's withdrawal really means — what happens to his investigation, whether the public defender gains access to his files, and why his parting statement sounded more like a closing argument than a goodbye.
We also examine Greene's new role. The LA County Public Defender's Office has a remarkable track record in capital cases — between 2006 and 2015, only one of their clients was sentenced to death out of thirty capital appeals. Does Nick Reiner actually lose anything with this switch?
The arraignment is now February 23rd. No plea has been entered. The defense is in chaos. And Alan Jackson is already making the case for insanity from the courthouse steps.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Brewski, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:10.1 | Just the other day, Alan Jackson walked into a courtroom as Nick Reiner's attorney, and he walked out as his former attorney. |
| 0:17.8 | Falling reporters, he had no choice but to withdraw due to circumstances, quote, beyond Nick's control. |
| 0:25.3 | Then he said something striking. Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder. |
| 0:31.4 | Print that! |
| 0:32.9 | As he's very dramatic. |
| 0:34.6 | Three weeks of investigation, a team that worked every waking hour, and now he's |
| 0:40.5 | gone, replaced by public defender Kimberly Green, who had 30 seconds to meet Nick before the hearing. |
| 0:46.4 | Sources tell deadline that money is the likely reason for the withdrawal to help us understand |
| 0:51.5 | what happens and why it matters going forward. |
| 0:55.6 | We're joined by attorney and former prosecutor Eric Fattis. |
| 0:58.9 | Eric, welcome and happy New Year. |
| 1:01.0 | Let's start with the mechanics of this. |
| 1:03.4 | Jackson told the judge that he had no choice but to withdraw, citing circumstances, |
| 1:09.4 | beyond Nick's control. |
| 1:11.4 | We all are making our assumptions here on what that means, |
| 1:14.7 | but from your experience, as a former prosecutor, |
| 1:18.4 | what are the most common reasons, |
| 1:20.2 | a high-profile defense attorney withdraws from a murder case, |
| 1:23.1 | and what does that phrase typically signal? |
| 1:27.1 | There are a number of possible interpretations, a number of reasons why a defense attorney |
| 1:31.4 | may withdraw. |
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