The parole hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, have been postponed from June 13 to August 21 and 22, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A significant court ruling on May 13 resented the brothers, making them eligible for parole after previously being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Scott Wyckoff, executive officer of the Board of Parole Hearings, noted that the June clemency hearings were converted to initial parole suitability hearings. However, objections from victims’ family members led to the decision to delay them. The clemency application for the brothers remains active with California Governor Gavin Newsom.
During the upcoming hearings, parole commissioners will assess whether the brothers would pose an unreasonable risk if released. Input from prosecutors and victims’ relatives will be considered. The Menendez brothers have been serving their sentences at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County. Prosecutors argued the murders were financially motivated, while the brothers’ attorney claims the killings were acts of self-defense against alleged abuse by their father.
The recent resentencing by Judge Michael Jesic found that the brothers do not present an “unreasonable risk” of danger upon release and set their sentence to 50 years to life. Although the brothers stated they have taken full responsibility for their actions, the Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has opposed their resentencing, arguing they have not fully acknowledged their crimes.
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