Nick Reiner‘s lawyer is off the case, TMZ has discovered, and Nick will — a minimum of in the meanwhile — be represented by a public defender.

Sources linked to the Reiner household, with direct data, inform TMZ … when lawyer Alan Jackson seems in court docket Wednesday morning for Nick’s arraignment, he’ll inform the decide he’s now not representing Nick.

Our sources say a public defender will step in for now, and the case shall be continued. Nick is not going to enter a plea.

As for why Jackson is off the case, we’re advised the household shall be releasing a press release as quickly because the proceedings are over, and TMZ will publish it.

TMZ reported, it is seemingly Nick will ultimately plead not responsible by purpose of madness. He was identified with a type of schizophrenia — schizoaffective dysfunction — and we’re advised his meds had despatched him off the rails within the month earlier than the murders.

Jackson is coming off an enormous victory within the Karen Learn trial in Boston, the place she was discovered not responsible for allegedly killing her boyfriend.

It is unclear if the general public defender is a stopgap till one other lawyer takes the case, or if the general public defender will deal with the case from this level ahead.

If Jackson speaks to the media after the listening to, we’ll livestream it.