US judge set to decide whether Menendez brothers deserve reduced sentences
Erik and Lyle Menendez could learn this week whether they will get reduced sentences — and the chance of freedom — nearly 30 years after they were convicted of murdering their parents.
A Los Angeles judge will preside over the resentencing hearing that is expected to last two days starting on Thursday.
The judge could rule during the hearing or issue a written decision later.
If he shortens their sentences, the brothers would still need approval from the state’s parole board to leave prison.
The district attorney’s office filed a motion late on Wednesday to delay the resentencing hearings so prosecutors can obtain the state parole board’s comprehensive risk assessments.
California governor Gavin Newsom ordered the assessments in February and the brothers’ final risk assessment hearings are scheduled for June 13.
Prosecutors said in their filing that the parole board has already completed its reports.
The brothers were sente...
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