Large growth for Erik and Lyle Menendez … the L.A. County D.A. is pushing for a path to freedom that might set the brothers free in a matter of weeks.
L.A. County D.A. George Gascón simply mentioned he “strongly” helps the Menendez brothers’ request for clemency.
TMZ broke the story … Erik and Lyle’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, filed authorized docs Tuesday with California Governor Gavin Newsom, asking him to grant clemency to his purchasers.
It is important, as a result of over the weekend, Newsom dropped a podcast by which he mentioned, “This is obviously some new compelling evidence that was introduced” … referring to, amongst different issues, a letter Erik despatched to his cousin strongly insinuating his dad was molesting him simply months earlier than the murders. Newsom additionally mentioned he usually grants clemency round Thanksgiving time.
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The important thing right here … if Newsom grants clemency, there could be no want for a courtroom listening to. The brothers would immediately be free.
Gascon now says, “I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez … They have respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and worked to create new programs to support the rehabilitation of fellow inmates.”
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TMZ additionally broke the story … failing clemency, there is a courtroom listening to December 11 at which Geragos will ask the decide to alter the convictions from homicide to voluntary manslaughter. For the reason that brothers have served greater than 3 occasions the utmost sentence for voluntary manslaughter, they might stroll out of courtroom free males.
Keep tuned.
