California Governor Gavin Newsom has kicked the can down the highway within the course of the brand new L.A. County District Legal professional … relating to Erik and Lyle Menendez.
Newsom’s workplace simply launched a press release … “The Governor respects the position of the District Legal professional in guaranteeing justice is served and acknowledges that voters have entrusted District Legal professional-elect Hochman to hold out this duty. The Governor will defer to the D.A.-elect’s overview and evaluation of the Menendez case prior to creating any clemency choices.”
As we reported, the outgoing D.A., George Gascón, has supported resentencing Erik and Lyle and is in favor of their launch. The newly-elected D.A., Nathan Hochman, has mentioned he will not weigh in on how he desires to proceed till he absolutely evaluations the case.
A listening to is ready for December 11, the place a decide will hear arguments on whether or not to re-sentence the Menendez brothers … and that might set off a parole board listening to that might set them free.
TMZ broke the story … Erik and Lyle’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, will ask the decide to change the conviction from homicide to manslaughter. Since Erik and Lyle have served 3 occasions the utmost sentence for manslaughter, they might be instantly free males.
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As for Newsom, it is unclear if he’ll look forward to the decide to decide earlier than he weighs in on clemency, however provided that the case has grow to be an actual sizzling potato, we’re guessing Newsom’s gonna wait till the gavel comes down.
