Menendez Brothers’ “Positive Transformation” & Lack Of “Public Safety Risk” Lauded By L.A. DA In Resentencing Court Filing

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“Erik and Lyle Menendezs’ positive transformation, as well as their ability to find meaning and purpose from their current confinement illustrate just how much circumstances have changed since the time they were sentenced to Life Without Parole,” states the Los Angeles County District Attorney’ office in its official paperwork recommending resentencing for the nearly three decade long incarcerated siblings who murdered their parents in 1989.

First reported exclusively by Deadline and announced on October 24 by D.A. George Gascón at a downtown press conference, the action that could see the Menendez brothers free in a matter of months now sits with LA Superior Court Judge William Ryan.

If Judge Ryan agrees that the now quinquagenarians deserve to be resentencing to 50 years to life in prison, with the possibility of parole, then a parole board will have the final say if the brothers walk free from the Richard J.

Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego. “The murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in August 1989 although clearly planned, came upon the heels of years of alleged sexual and emotional abuse,” the 57-page motion, filed late last night and a bit ahead of the timeline laid out by DA Gascón in Thursday’s press conference. “Removed from the horror of what was described to have occurred in the family home, both Erik and Lyle Menendez have shown themselves to be empathic individuals who care for and participate in the community for the betterment of the collective.” “Defendants have demonstrated they no longer present a public safety risk …such that their current sentence is no longer in furtherance of justice,” added Resentencing Unit Deputy-in- Charge Nancy Theberge and Post Conviction and Litigation Assistant