Recommendation expected today in Menendez brothers' case

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is expected to denote a proposal Thursday connected imaginable resentencing successful nan lawsuit of Erik and Lyle Menendez, decades aft 2 brothers who were sentenced to life without parole for nan 1989 killings of their parents successful Beverly Hills. 

Los Angeles County D.A. George Gascón is holding a news convention astatine 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to denote his determination pursuing increasing calls to see resentencing for nan brothers, who are serving life successful situation without nan anticipation of parole aft they were convicted of first-degree execution successful nan slayings of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, successful 1989. Gascón could besides urge a caller trial, aliases make nary proposal astatine all, keeping their condemnation and sentencing arsenic is. 

Gascón said earlier this month that his agency had been looking into nan Menendez brothers' lawsuit for astir a year. The attraction of nan lawsuit has been connected why nan brothers killed their parents. 

During their highly publicized first proceedings successful 1993, prosecutors based on that nan murders were committed retired of greed, while defense attorneys said nan killings were done successful self-defense. The brothers admitted they killed their parents but claimed that they had been sexually, emotionally and physically abused by them. Prosecutors suggested those claims were false. A mistrial was declared, and successful a 2nd trial, what defense attorneys called grounds of maltreatment was excluded. 

In May 2023, nan brothers' appellate attorney, Cliff Gardner, revenge a habeas petition to situation nan convictions. The petition cited a 1988 missive from Erik Menendez to a relative wherever he elaborate alleged maltreatment by his begetter arsenic caller evidence. 

Roy Rosselló, a erstwhile personnel of nan boy set Menudo, has besides alleged that he was abused by José Menendez, who was an executive astatine RCA Records, wherever nan set had a signaling contract. Gardner has said these circumstances mean nan brothers should person been convicted of first-degree manslaughter, not murder, and person received shorter sentences that would person seen them released from situation years ago. 

Two caller high-profile Netflix projects person brought renewed attraction to nan brothers' case. Gascón said this has helped velocity nan decision-making process. Family members person also called for nan brothers to beryllium freed. 

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