檢方排除對遇害導演羅伯・雷納之子求處死刑

史蒂夫・戈爾曼、莉莎・里奇懷恩報導By Steve Gorman and Lisa Richwine

洛杉磯9月15日（路透）— 檢方週二表示，在尼克・雷納（Nick Reiner）的謀殺案中，已排除求處死刑。尼克・雷納被控去年12月在家中持刀刺死父母——好萊塢電影導演羅伯・雷納（Rob Reiner）與攝影師兼製片人蜜雪兒・辛格・雷納（Michele Singer Reiner）。LOS ANGELES, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Prosecutors said on Tuesday they have ruled out seeking the death penalty in the murder case against Nick Reiner, accused of fatally stabbing his parents, Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner, in their home in December.

洛杉磯郡地方檢察官納森・霍克曼（Nathan Hochman）表示，檢方作出這項決定時，已考量遇害夫婦兩名在世子女——35歲的傑克・雷納（Jake Reiner）與28歲的妹妹羅米・雷納（Romy Reiner）——的意願，以及未具體說明的減輕因素。Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office had taken into account the wishes of the slain couple's two surviving children, Jake Reiner, 35, and sister Romy Reiner, 28, as well as unspecified mitigating factors, in reaching its decision.

霍克曼在洛杉磯市中心一處法院外告訴記者：「我們確實與尼克・雷納的手足談過；他們已非常清楚表達自己的看法。」"We did speak with Nick Reiner's siblings; they made their views very clear," Hochman told reporters outside a downtown Los Angeles courthouse.

這名地方檢察官在聲明中說：「這項決定反映我們對本案最適當處理方向所作的審慎判斷，並不減損這些罪行的嚴重性。」"This decision reflects our careful judgment about the most appropriate path to take in this case and does not diminish the severity of these crimes," the DA said in a statement.

霍克曼表示，若雷納被定罪，現在面臨的最高刑度將是終身監禁且不得假釋。他並補充，審判不太可能在明年以前開始。The maximum penalty Reiner now faces if convicted would be life in prison without the possibility of parole, Hochman said, adding that a trial was unlikely to begin before next year.

檢方發布這項消息後不久，33歲的尼克・雷納出庭參加聽證。檢方也在聽證中正式告知主持庭訊的法官，將不會在本案尋求死刑。The announcement came shortly before Nick Reiner, 33, appeared in court for a hearing during which prosecutors also officially informed the presiding judge they would not seek capital punishment in the case.

這名被告已對兩項一級謀殺罪表示不認罪。聽證期間，他身穿棕色囚服坐在律師身旁，被鐐銬固定在座位上，並以輕聲回答加州高等法院法官山姆・太田（Sam Ohta）提出的幾項程序性問題，答稱「是」。The defendant, who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, sat beside his lawyer, shackled to his seat dressed in brown jail garb during the hearing, and answered "yes" in a soft voice to several procedural questions from Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta.

案件源起ORIGINS OF CASE

他的父母——78歲的羅伯・雷納與70歲的妻子蜜雪兒・雷納——12月14日被發現陳屍於兩人在洛杉磯西區高級社區布倫特伍德的豪宅內，身上有刀傷。此案成為洛杉磯史上最震驚外界的名人命案之一。His parents, Rob Reiner, 78, and wife Michele Reiner, 70, were found stabbed to death on December 14 in their mansion in the upscale West LA neighborhood of Brentwood, marking one of the most shocking celebrity homicide cases in Los Angeles history.

尼克・雷納曾承認多年來飽受藥物濫用與心理健康問題困擾。他當天稍晚遭逮捕，並被控殺害父母。據多家媒體廣泛報導，這對夫婦遇害前一晚，三人出席喜劇演員柯南・歐布萊恩（Conan O'Brien）主辦的節日派對時，尼克曾與父母爭吵。Nick Reiner, who has acknowledged a years-long struggle with substance abuse and mental health issues, was arrested later that day and charged with the killings. He was widely reported to have quarreled with his parents while the three were attending a holiday party hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien the night before the couple were slain.

本月稍早，大陪審團正式起訴他，使檢方得以將案件送交審判，不必再多一道程序，向法官證明已有足夠證據可成立合理根據。He was formally indicted by a grand jury earlier this month, clearing the way for prosecutors to bring the case to trial without the extra step of having to convince a judge that sufficient evidence exists to establish probable cause.

霍克曼表示，尼克・雷納的手足已敦促法院繼續封存大陪審團筆錄，以避免公開披露父母遇害細節，因為這會「對他們造成額外創傷」。Hochman said Nick Reiner's siblings have urged the court to keep the grand jury transcripts sealed to avoid public disclosure of details of their parents' killings that would "cause them additional trauma."

法官表示，是否公開這些筆錄的最終決定，將等到新聞媒體若提出要求公開紀錄的任何聲請後，再進一步審理。The judge said his final decision on whether to unseal the transcripts would await further proceedings on any motion the news media may bring to make the records public.

本案下次聽證訂於10月7日舉行，內容包括就大陪審團筆錄事項提出訴狀。The next hearing on the case, including pleadings on the matter of grand jury transcripts, was set for October 7.

羅伯・雷納是知名民主黨行動者與捐款人。他因在1970年代熱門電視喜劇《一家子》（All in the Family）共同主演而成名，後來執導多部受歡迎電影，包括《當哈利碰上莎莉》、《搖滾萬萬歲》和《公主新娘》。Rob Reiner, a prominent Democratic Party activist and donor, gained fame as a co-star in the 1970s hit television comedy "All in the Family" and later directed popular films including "When Harry Met Sally," "This Is Spinal Tap" and "The Princess Bride."

好萊塢在週一晚間的艾美獎頒獎典禮向這對夫婦致意。演員潔美・李・寇蒂斯（Jamie Lee Curtis）稱羅伯・雷納「慷慨、善良，而且該死地幽默」，並提到他一週前憑藉在《大熊餐廳》（The Bear）中客串餐廳顧問的喜劇演出，身後獲頒一座艾美獎。Hollywood paid tribute to the couple at Monday night's Emmy Awards show. Actor Jamie Lee Curtis called Rob Reiner "generous and kind and funny as hell" and noted that he won a posthumous Emmy a week earlier for his guest comedic appearance as a restaurant consultant on "The Bear."

這座獎也創下艾美獎表演獎項相隔最久再度獲獎的新紀錄。羅伯・雷納上一次獲得艾美獎，是48年前憑《一家子》中麥克「肉頭」史提維克（Mike “Meathead” Stivic）一角得獎；該角色是由卡羅爾・奧康納（Carroll O'Connor）飾演的主角、工人階級偏執者阿奇・邦克（Archie Bunker）的女婿，也是劇中的自由派對手。The win set a new Emmy record for the longest gap between acting awards, with Rob Reiner's last Emmy coming 48 years ago for his "All in the Family" role as Mike "Meathead" Stivic, the son-in-law and liberal foil of the lead character, working-class bigot Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O'Connor.

先前的紀錄保持人是他的父親、電視喜劇先驅卡爾・雷納（Carl Reiner），他兩次獲得艾美獎相隔37年。The previous record holder was his father, the television comedy pioneer Carl Reiner, who won Emmys 37 years apart.

雖然加州法律仍保留死刑，但該州自2006年以來無人遭執行死刑，加州州長加文・紐森（Gavin Newsom）並於2019年宣布無限期暫停執行死刑。Although capital punishment remains on the books in California, nobody has been put to death in the state since 2006, and Governor Gavin Newsom imposed an indefinite moratorium on executions in 2019.

（史蒂夫・戈爾曼與莉莎・里奇懷恩洛杉磯報導；安德魯・海於新墨西哥州陶斯補充報導；比爾・伯克羅特編輯）(Reporting by Steve Gorman and Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; additional reporting by Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; Editing by Bill Berkrot)