US EditionJudge rules Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom through resentencing can continue
- A judge ruled that Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearings can continue, despite opposition from Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who sought to withdraw the request for resentencing.
- The brothers were originally sentenced to life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, when they were ages 18 and 21.
- Prosecutor Habib Balian argued that Hochman's resentencing petition did not fully address rehabilitation and was based on greed, while the defense claimed self-defense due to years of abuse.
- The court is scheduled to finalize the brothers' resentencing decision after hearings on April 17 and 18, before the state parole board's final recommendation in June.
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Decades after killing parents, Menendez brothers face setback in bid for second chance as lawyers squabble over parole document
LOS ANGELES, April 18 — A resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez that the brothers hoped could see them get out of prison was postponed yesterday, with the men’s lawyer demanding the public prosecutor be removed from the case. The pair, who are serving a life sentence for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents, are seeking a change in their term that could allow them to be released on parole. But a hearing that was scheduled for yes…
Erik and Lyle Menendez face long-awaited resentencing hearing as they vie for release. Here’s what to expect
CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, SEE PREFONTS, KCAL/KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk assessments” conducted by a parole board. The long-awaited hearing for the Menendez brothers, jailed for life for the 1989 murders of their p…
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