US EditionJudge rules Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom through resentencing can continue
- A judge in Los Angeles postponed the Menendez brothers' resentencing hearings on May 8 due to ongoing legal disagreements.
- The delay followed disagreements over the admissibility of risk assessment reports ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom and whether District Attorney Nathan Hochman should remain prosecutor.
- The brothers, sentenced in 1996 to life without parole for killing their parents in 1989, face hearings evaluating their rehabilitation and possible sentence reduction to 50 years with parole.
- Defense lawyer Mark Geragos said he will request charges be reduced to manslaughter for immediate release, while prosecutors emphasized the relevance of risk reports and warned of potential danger, as victim relatives expressed safety concerns.
- The resentencing hearings remain paused until the May 9 hearing resolves these issues, prolonging the brothers' bid for shorter sentences amid ongoing family divisions and public interest.
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