The Menendez brothers case is ready to take a dramatic flip — with recent proof uncovered, a serious determination’s simply across the nook … and it may even imply a shot at their freedom.
L.A. County D.A. George Gascón informed CNN Tuesday that by the top of the week he’ll have a choice on whether or not Erik and Lyle Menendez — who’re presently serving life sentences with out parole for killing their dad and mom José and Kitty Menendez in 1989 — might be resentenced, or will get a brand new trial.
A brand new trial may consequence within the pair getting new sentences — and one attainable final result is a downgrade of their convictions from first-degree homicide to manslaughter, which may see them stroll free with time served.
Gascón saved it fairly imprecise about the place he’s leaning proper now, however he did point out there was a break up determination in his personal workplace.
He stated one group, linked to the unique trial, is useless set on conserving the brothers behind bars for all times. The opposite camp believes the brothers deserve a break resulting from claims of being sexually assault by their father.
Gascón’s feedback come simply weeks after he held a press convention, revealing he is reevaluating the case after a letter Erik allegedly wrote to his cousin Andy Cano months earlier than the murders — wherein he particulars how his father allegedly abused him — resurfaced, and after Roy Rosselló — a member of the band Menudo — claimed José sexually abused him.
Erik and Lyle have been behind bars since 1990, after they had been arrested. They opened up concerning the abuse they allegedly confronted at their first trial, however that resulted in a hung jury.
Within the retrial, a choose shot down any probability for such testimony — however now Gascón’s taking a tough look. We’ll discover out quickly if it is a game-changer for the brothers’ shot at a do-over.
