Menendez Resentencing Could Be in Doubt, as D.A. Pushes Newsom to Grant Clemency
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variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Menendez brothers‘ bid for release from prison has hit a snag, as a Los Angeles judge set a Dec.
11 date to consider the D.A.’s request to resentence them. District Attorney George Gascón may no longer be in office by that time, which could mean the request is withdrawn before it is heard.
The Menendez defense team is now pursuing an alternate path in the form of a clemency request to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The brothers are serving sentences of life without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty.
Their case drew renewed attention with the release of the Ryan Murphy series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” which topped the Netflix charts last month.
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