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cstanleytech

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9. You think a high-profile attorney that would want it for his badge award to represent such a client.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jan 7

You know just for the PR value.

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Money issue maybe? cstanleytech Jan 7 #1
Yep. Looks like family will not pay his legal bills. Irish_Dem Jan 7 #4
He realized there would be no payday. N/T tonekat Jan 7 #18
His parents had always bailed him out. But the siblings won't do it. Irish_Dem Jan 7 #19
Yup. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Thursday #23
That was my immediate thought as well. yardwork Thursday #24
kind of seems like it Kali Jan 7 #6
You think a high-profile attorney that would want it for his badge award to represent such a client. cstanleytech Jan 7 #9
pretty sure he doesn't need that Kali Jan 7 #14
Yes. Makes me think the killer is very high maintenance and difficult? Irish_Dem Jan 7 #20
Of course it's money. Demobrat Jan 7 #13
Reiner stabbed his elderly parents to death with a knife...seems kinda murdery to me... wcmagumba Jan 7 #2
Probably alluding to an insanity defense Blues Heron Jan 7 #12
Note that he said.... reACTIONary Jan 7 #17
Drug addicts cannot use Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity as a defense. Irish_Dem Jan 7 #3
Anyone can try such a defense but proving it is the problem and I don't see that happening here. cstanleytech Jan 7 #5
He is a known drug addict and most likely had drugs in his system when arrested. Irish_Dem Jan 7 #8
Oh I agree but it will still be interesting what the court says. cstanleytech Jan 7 #10
The court usually asks for psych evals. Irish_Dem Jan 7 #11
Circumstances beyond our control, beyond his control RockRaven Jan 7 #7
Sounds like it to me ... maybe Nick can't inherit his dad's money and he can't raise any money on his own FakeNoose Jan 7 #15
Old (& bad) joke alert... GJGCA Jan 7 #16
TRANSLATION: "My client can't afford high-profile lawyer fees Rocknation Jan 7 #21
Maybe Jackson wants to pursue 'a not guilty by reason of insanity' defense and N. Reiner doesn't want that. LudwigPastorius Thursday #22
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