Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead on Sunday with stab wounds, source close to the family told NBC News.

Prosecutors in California will file murder charges against Nick Reiner, the younger son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Tuesday.

Hochman said his office is expected to file two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance alleging multiple murders on Tuesday afternoon. Nick Reiner also faces a special allegation that he used a knife in the killings, Hochman told reporters.

Nick Reiner faces a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if convicted, he said.

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      What I’ve read implies it was like the situation in Detroit become human, but without the 3rd party(Marcus). But we won’t know unless the murderer spills the beans.

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    1 month ago

    Yes yes all well and good but I think what the administration and media really want to know is

    • Who did he vote for
    • What salacious social media posts he made
    • How can we spin the above 2 points for to our advantage
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    In a case like this, where the victims would likely want them to be lenient on the murderer, is that taken in to consideration during sentencing?

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      How would would you even show they wanted to be lenient? Those people are dead. Unless there was some recording or writings where they state this?

      If you’re going to say that it’s their kid then I will retort with the fact that not all parents want their kids to be treated with leniency. You can’t make sweeping generalizations like that.

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      The surviving family’s wishes are generally considered during sentencing, but the weight given depends on the judge.

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        Thank you. I was asking a genuine question. Some here seemed to get the impression I was advocating for something unsavory.

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      In theory, if he’s a danger to society his punishment is tailored to minimize any future harm he might inflict on the public, doesn’t really matter what you want

      It would actually be pretty whacky if a dangerous criminal could get lenient sentences because the victims were particularly forgiving or something

      But that all being said American prisons are the antithesis of justice so there’s really no good answers anyway

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        Even if he can never be free again, there’s still a spectrum of outcomes for him.