In the midst of the media coverage of the case due to the recent Netflix documentary series, the district attorney of Los Angeles recommended reopening the brothers’ case Menendez and review his sentence. Lyle and Erik are serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989.
The prosecutor George Gascon He said he would ask a judge to rule that the two men should have their sentences reduced so that they would be eligible. for parole in the coming months.
“After a very careful review of all the arguments… I believe that under the law, A new sentence is appropriate and I will be recommending this to a court tomorrow.“, said Gascon in dialogue with the press.
He added that his recommendation would be for a new sentence for murder in a lesser degreea charge that could lead to a sentence from 50 years in prison to life imprisonment.
“However, due to his age, under the law, being under 26 years old at the time of the crimesthey would be eligible for immediate parole“he explained.
The sentence of life imprisonment for the Menéndez brothers
The two brothers were sentenced to life sentence without possibility of parole After the trial, which was televised, was reproduced on media from around the world.
At the time, prosecutors argued that the two conspired to kill their parents in an attempt to accelerate an inheritance valued at 14 million dollars.
However, the brothers’ defenders Menendez They emphasized that were victims of sexual abuse and physical continued so They broke out after years of suffering.
Source: Ambito
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