Big 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 stated 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 shoppers.
It is important, as a result of over the weekend, Newsom dropped a podcast during which he stated, “That is clearly some new compelling proof that was launched” … 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 stated he typically grants clemency round Thanksgiving time.
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The important thing right here … if Newsom grants clemency, there can be no want for a court docket listening to. The brothers would immediately be free.
Gascon now says, “I strongly assist clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez … They’ve respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and labored to create new applications to assist the rehabilitation of fellow inmates.”
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TMZ additionally broke the story … failing clemency, there is a court docket listening to December 11 at which Geragos will ask the choose to alter the convictions from homicide to voluntary manslaughter. For the reason that brothers have served greater than 3 instances the utmost sentence for voluntary manslaughter, they might stroll out of court docket free males.
Keep tuned.
