LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A judge on Wednesday delayed Nick Reiner’s arraignment in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, after his high-profile defense attorney asked to be replaced by a public defender.

Judge Theresa McGonigle agreed to attorney Alan Jackson’s request during a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing where Nick Reiner was expected to be arraigned and enter a plea nearly a month after his mother and father, the beloved actor-director, were found dead with stab wounds in their home in the upscale Brentwood section of Los Angeles. Jackson did not say why he wanted to leave the case.

Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene then took over as Nick Reiner’s attorney, and the judge delayed the arraignment until February 23. During his brief appearance, Reiner spoke only to agree to the delay.

Reiner stood behind glass in a custody area of the courtroom, wearing brown jail garb and with his hair shaved. Two deputies stood behind him. Jackson and his team stood in front of him on the other side of the glass. At one point, Reiner stood on his tiptoes to peer over the lawyers’ heads to look at the audience.

McGonigle approved the use of cameras inside the courtroom, but said pictures could not be taken of the defendant.

Nick Reiner, 32, the third of Rob........

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