US EditionCalifornia judge denies Menendez brothers’ petition for new trial
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Ryan ruled the new evidence presented by the Menendez brothers did not meet the legal standard for a new trial, confirming their convictions.
- A Los Angeles judge rejected a petition for a new trial for the Menendez brothers, finding two pieces of alleged new evidence did not meet the legal threshold.
- The brothers have long argued that they killed their parents with a shotgun in 1989 out of fear they would be killed by their parents instead, in an effort to cover up the alleged abuse.
- Superior Court Judge William Ryan wrote in his ruling that the new evidence would not have changed the outcome of the 1996 trial that resulted in life sentences for the brothers.
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focoinformativo.siteThe Erik and Lyle Menéndez brothers, sentenced since 1996 to life imprisonment for the murder of their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez, have suffered a new setback in their attempt to...
California Judge Denies Menendez Brothers’ Petition for New Trial
LOS ANGELES—A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. The ruling Monday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan comes just weeks after the brothers were denied parole. Ryan denied a May 2023 petition seeking a review of their con…
Erik and Lyle Menendez's Request for Trial Rejected After Parole Denials
Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez’s bid for a retrial was rejected less than one month after the brothers were denied parole. According to a Tuesday, September 16, report by The New York Times, the convicted murderers’ request was denied by Los Angeles Superior Court’s Judge William C. Ryan one day prior. The rejection followed each of the brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez, in 1989, being denied parol…
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