Nick Reiner: “Not Guilty” ≠ Free | What People Miss About the Insanity Defense (Attorney Interview)

Описание: In this episode, addiction scientist and clinical psychologist Dr. Suzette Glasner discusses Alan Jackson’s withdrawal from the Nick Reiner case and the future of his defense strategy with private attorney and former public defender Nathan Lockwood, whose work focuses on serious violent offenses including homicides.

Upon his withdrawal from the case, Alan Jackson made a public statement indicating that “pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder.” Dr. Glasner’s discussion with Mr. Lockwood examines the possibility of an insanity defense strategy for Reiner, the legal basis and potential case for this defense, and what it would mean for Nick Reiner to be acquitted or found “not guilty by reason of insanity.”

Mr. Lockwood not only explains what Reiner’s attorney would need to demonstrate to support an insanity defense, but he provides insights into what life could look like for Nick Reiner if a resulting acquittal were achieved. Debunking myths and common misconceptions about gaining freedom after an insanity-based acquittal, Mr. Lockwood explains why in his practice he has avoided the insanity defense strategy, the nature and limitations of the mental health care system within the Department of Corrections, and the pressures faced by public defenders when representing high profile cases such as that of Nick Reiner.

0:38 — Nathan Lockwood’s background in homicide defense.
1:55 — Why he chose defense work
3:15 — Why clients often need support beyond legal strategy.
5:09 — Defense work as a helping profession
6:45 — Secondhand trauma: sentencing, victim impact statements
10:34 — Why defense attorneys appear like “rocks” in court
12:33 — Reiner case: Alan Jackson’s withdrawal
13:56 — What Alan Jackson’s statement did well (media + client loyalty)
15:16 — Did Alan Jackson's statement signal an insanity defense?
17:08 — Insanity defense explained: M'Naghten rule: appreciating wrongfulness of conduct
19:16 — Reiner: what happens if insanity is successful (commitment, not freedom)
22:38 — Systems critique: Dept Of Corrections as de facto mental health provider
27:06 — Public safety concerns + homicide recidivism: long sentences, low reoffense rates
30:09 — Nick Reiner: addiction + psychosis history and what stands out legally
37:21 — Nick Reiner: substances and insanity—how addiction complicates the defense

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