Crime & Public Safety

Judge Delays Menendez Brothers’ Possible Resentencing Hearing

A judge pushes the hearing to Jan. 30 after hearing from two of the brothers’ aunts, who support their release after nearly 35 years in prison.
Judge Delays Menendez Brothers’ Possible Resentencing Hearing
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies leave the Van Nuys West Courthouse before a hearing on Lyle and Erik Menendez in Van Nuys, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2024. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A Los Angeles County judge on Nov. 25 rescheduled a hearing to possibly resentence convicted killers Erik and Lyle Menendez, delaying an effort to release the pair from prison.

Judge Michael V. Jesic made no decision in the case and scheduled a two-day hearing for Jan. 30 after hearing statements from two of the brothers’ aunts, who pleaded for their release, saying new evidence backs their claims of sexual abuse by their father.

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