A decide has determined the resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have been convicted of murdering their mother and father, can proceed regardless of a brand new Los Angeles district legal professional opposing their launch after 30 years behind bars.
The brothers appeared in court docket over Zoom on Friday for the proceedings.
They have been sentenced to life in jail with out the potential for parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their mother and father, Jose and Kitty Menendez, of their Beverly Hills dwelling in 1989.
Whereas the protection argued they acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, prosecutors mentioned the brothers killed their mother and father for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
George Gascón, the progressive former Los Angeles county district legal professional, had sought to have the brothers resentenced to 50 years to life, which might have made them instantly eligible for launch beneath California legislation as a result of they dedicated the crime after they have been youthful than 26.
Regardless of shedding reelection to tough-on-crime candidate Nathan Hochman in November, Gascón’s effort has succeeded. Hochman submitted a movement to withdraw Gascón’s request, saying he didn’t assist the brothers’ resentencing as a result of that they had not confessed to lies they instructed because the case unfolded about why they killed their mother and father and didn’t “totally acknowledge, acknowledge, and settle for full accountability” for his or her crime.
The Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearings are scheduled for 17 and 18 April.
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