US EditionMenendez brothers' attorneys push for removal of LA prosecutors in resentencing case
- Legal representatives of the Menendez brothers plan to argue on Friday that prosecutors from Los Angeles should be disqualified from handling the case related to their resentencing for the 1989 killings of their parents.
- The request follows former DA George Gascón's October motion to reduce their life sentences to 50 years due to new understandings of sexual abuse and their rehabilitation, but current DA Nathan Hochman opposes resentencing.
- Defense attorneys accuse Hochman of bias and mistreatment, citing his demotion of prosecutors who supported resentencing, hiring of a victim services head opposing it, and failure to engage the Menendez family.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta opposes removing the DA’s office, stating the defense has not proven a conflict of interest, while legal experts note such recusal requests are rarely granted without clear conflicts.
- The pending resentencing hearing was delayed, with a June 13 hearing set to impact Governor Gavin Newsom's clemency decision amid ongoing disputes over case fairness and admissibility of parole board assessments.
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Menendez brothers' bid for freedom set to reach a courtroom next week
A judge ruled Friday that a resentencing hearing for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez can go forward next week, potentially clearing a path to parole decades after they killed their parents.
Motion to boot DA's office from Menendez case dropped; re-sentencing next week
Erik (L) and Lyle Menendez. (Photo courtesy of California Dept. of Corrections) Attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez Friday withdrew their motion asking that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office be removed from the brothers’ case, saying they want to expeditiously move forward with their bid to have the pair re-sentenced and possibly be released from prison. The brothers are serving life prison terms without the possibility of parol…
Defense asks judge to remove DA's Office from Menendez case
A judge will hear a motion Friday requesting that the Los Angeles County district attorney and his entire office be removed from the highly publicized case involving the possible resentencing of convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez. The motion was filed by the brothers' defense attorney, who argues that District Attorney Nathan Hochman and the D.A.'s Office are biased against the brothers. “The family does not want to go through this chara…
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