3 h. ago Judge finally sets resentencing hearing for Menendez brothers next week

Their attorneys say the brothers, who have spent 30 years behind bars for murders, killed their parents in self-defense after years of sexual abuse

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8 h. ago Menendez brothers one step closer to freedom as judge sets high

Resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez will move forward next week after a series of delays. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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12 h. ago Judge sets Menendez brothers resentencing hearing for next week

Brothers granted hearing that could lead to freedom but attorneys withdraw bid to remove prosecutors from caseAfter months of legal battles, Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will finally get a resentencing hearing in Los Angeles court next week, giving the brothers a new chance at freedom.LA county superior court judge Michael Jesic ruled on Friday that the resentencing hearing can take place, starting next Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Further delay as Menendez brothers seek freedom after decades in prison

Brothers had hoped resentencing hearing would pave way for immediate release – but judge orders pause until MayThe Menendez brothers have spent years waiting for another day in court and a chance to prove that they should be freed after serving over three decades in prison for the 1989 slayings of their parents.This week it appeared their time was perhaps finally coming – a judge was set to review their request for a resentencing and determine whether they have been rehabilitated. Their attorney, Mark Geragos, planned to ask the Los Angeles county judge Michael Jesic to reduce Erik and Lyle Menendez’s charges to manslaughter, which would allow them to be released from prison immediately. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers resentencing updates: Hearing begins as Erik and Lyle fight for early release

The Menendez brothers are behind bars for the 1989 murder of their parents

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3 w. ago A California judge is set to decide whether the Menendez brothers deserve reduced sentences

A Los Angeles judge is set to listen to arguments this week over whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should receive reduced sentences

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4 w. ago Judge rules Menendez brothers resentencing hearing will go ahead despite district attorney’s opposition

The pair were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents in 1989

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4 w. ago Judge allows resentencing hearing for Menedez brothers to continue

Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of parents’ murders at Beverly Hills home in 1989A judge has decided the resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents, can continue despite a new Los Angeles district attorney opposing their release after 30 years behind bars.The brothers appeared in court over Zoom on Friday for the proceedings. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Judge allows resentencing hearings for Menedez brothers to continue

Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of parents’ murders at Beverly Hills home in 1989A judge has decided the resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents, can continue despite a new Los Angeles district attorney opposing their release after 30 years behind bars.The brothers appeared in court over Zoom on Friday for the proceedings. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Judge will decide whether to proceed with Menendez brothers resentencing hearing

A judge is set to decide whether to proceed with the resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez in light of the Los Angeles County district attorney opposing their release

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