LA DA to announce decision on Menendez brothers resentencing Thursday
Menendez brothers wait to learn fate about possible resentencingThe decision on resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez for the murders of their parents is imminent, as the Los Angeles district attorney said he plans to announce his decision by the end of this week.California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said he will announce his decision on Thursday regarding the potential resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are each serving two consecutive life prison terms without parole.
Gascón is holding a news conference at 1:30 p.m. local time.
If Gascón recommends resentencing -- in the wake of pressure from the brothers' relatives, attorneys and supporters in the public -- his decision will then go to a judge to decide whether Lyle and Erik Menendez will be released from prison, receive a lesser sentence or get a new trial.
Gascón told ABC News this month that any recommendation for resentencing would take into account the decades that the brothers already served and their behavior in prison. The brothers' attorney, Mark Geragos, called them model prisoners who worked tirelessly to reform themselves with no expectation they'd be released.
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An Oct. 31, 2016, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Erik Menendez, left, and a Feb. 22, 2018 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Lyle Menendez.California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via
The decades-old case began on Aug. 20, 1989, when Lyle and Erik Menendez fatally shot their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in the family’s Beverly Hills home. Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, used shotguns they bought days earlier.
Prosecutors alleged the brothers killed their wealthy parents for financial gain.
The defense argued the brothers acted in self-defense after enduring years of sexual abuse by their father.
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