The authorized instances for Erik and Lyle Menendez might be dealt with individually, new Los Angeles District Lawyer Nathan Hochman stated on Monday.
“This is a crucial choice, though that call shouldn’t be going to get a extra rigorous evaluate of the information and regulation than every other choice,” Hochman instructed NBC Information.
The replace is the newest in a winding street of headlines concerning the destiny of the 2 brothers, who’re at present serving life sentences with out the potential of parole for killing their dad and mom in 1989 in California jail. The brothers admitted to the homicide, however have been mannequin inmates for practically three a long time since then. Just lately, Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story from Ryan Murphy in addition to the Peacock docuseries, Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed have led to an uptick in public curiosity concerning their story, which has included a number of appeals and now, a petition for a habeas corpus listening to.
Earlier L.A. district lawyer George Gascón had bolstered the method to free the brothers, however many have expressed curiosity whether or not the incoming D.A. will deal with the scenario in a different way.
Hochman, a Beverly Hills native, in some methods received his election in opposition to Gascón by positioning himself because the tougher-on-crime candidate, saying he’ll take a “onerous center strategy” to crime within the metropolis.
“Beginning in the present day, I’ll get entry to confidential jail recordsdata that quantity within the 1000s of pages [and] trial transcripts from two months-long trials,” he instructed TMZ when he first gained entry to the Menendez file. “I’ll get an opportunity now to fulfill with the prosecutors, regulation enforcement officers, the protection counsel [and] sufferer members of the family after which we’re going to take a look at what the completely different motions are which are at present pending.”