L.A. County District Lawyer George Gascón is ready to announce his determination on whether or not he’ll suggest Erik and Lyle Menendez stroll free out of jail, and we’re stay streaming it right here.
Gascón may go considered one of 2 methods — both ask a choose to resentence the brothers to time served, or ask the choose to put aside the homicide conviction and impose a voluntary manslaughter conviction.
The max in California for voluntary manslaughter is 11 years, and the brothers have served almost 35 years — so, if the choose goes that route, they’d be launched.
Thursday’s information convention comes after Gascón introduced earlier this month he was reevaluating the case after new proof was introduced — a letter Erik wrote to his cousin Andy Cano months earlier than the murders, during which he says his father José was nonetheless molesting him.
The case additionally obtained one other take care of Roy Rosselló — a former member of the band Menudo — claimed José had sexually abused him.
Rosselló’s claims line up with what Erik and Lyle mentioned about their father throughout the first trial. That trial led to a hung jury, and a choose prohibited them from presenting the claims of their retrial.
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In 1996, each brothers have been sentenced to life in jail with out parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their mother and father.
At present, the brothers’ subsequent courtroom date is November 26 … simply 2 days earlier than Thanksgiving — which their household says they hope the duo can attend.
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Greater than 20 members of their household — from each their mom’s and father’s sides — appeared at a press convention simply final week advocating for his or her launch.
Then again, a reporter who coated the primary trial advised TMZ he thinks the brothers ought to stay in jail for all times.
A number of celebrities — like Rosie O’Donnell, Kim Kardashian, and the actor who performed Erik within the Netflix collection ‘Monsters,’ Cooper Koch — have additionally advocated for his or her launch just lately.
