After a fierce struggle with L.A. County D.A., the judge decided in favor of Erik and Lyle Menendez, giving them their chance to seek a fresh sentence and maybe earn their release.
When D.A. Nathan Hochman and his team of prosecutors made their case to the judge on Friday to withdraw the petition to resentence Erik and Lyle—a petition that was filed by former D.A.
George Gascon and that the newly elected Hochman strongly opposes—the Menendez brothers made a remote appearance in the L.A. County courtroom.
When the brothers, dressed in prison uniforms, appeared on a courtroom video screen, they responded visibly as prosecutors repeatedly claimed that.
They had not changed since their conviction because they had never acknowledged that their claim that they bought firearms out of fear for their lives was false.
At times, Erik and Lyle exchanged disgusted glances and shook their heads. Additionally, Hochman’s team informed the court that the previous D.A.
