Erik and Lyle Menendez‘s kinfolk aren’t saying a lot about their first assembly with the brand new L.A. County District Legal professional Nathan Hochman … however he is about to carry a information convention the place we might lastly study the place he stands on the case.
We caught up with the Menendez Brothers‘ legal professional, Mark Geragos, and their family members outdoors the Corridor of Justice in downtown L.A. … moments after they tried to persuade Hochman to get onboard with letting Erik and Lyle’s out of jail the place they have been serving their life with out parole sentences for the 1989 shotgun murders of their mother and father Jose and Kitty Menendez.
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We requested Geragos if he and the household had been profitable of their mission to make the D.A. see the case their approach — however nobody needed to remark.
Within the a long time since, the siblings’ family members have shaped the Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition within the hope of getting them launched from jail … with the household noting the brothers have been rehabilitated following their almost 35 years behind bars.
We additionally obtained the Menendez fam earlier Friday on their approach into the assembly with Hochman, however they had been equally reticent in regards to the case.
We’re anticipating D.A. Hochman to say extra in regards to the assembly shortly. He is scheduled a information convention for 4:30 PM PT … and we’ll be reside streaming it right here on this put up.
After all, former L.A. County D.A. George Gascón supported a resentencing for the brothers, noting they have been mannequin inmates throughout their time in jail.
Nonetheless, after Gascón misplaced his November reelection bid to Hochman, Erik and Lyle’s preliminary listening to on the matter was delayed to 2025.
Since taking workplace, Hochman has not made it clear the place he stands on the difficulty … although, he did meet with a lawyer of 1 relative who doesn’t assist Erik and Lyle’s launch.
