Governor Newsom not offering clemency to Menendez brothers, defers case to DA-elect

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that helium has nary plans to connection clemency to the Menendez brothers astatine this time.

Lyle and Erik Menendez person spent much than 3 decades down bars successful California aft they were convicted of sidesplitting of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, successful 1989.

Earlier this month, former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón recommended resentencing for the brothers, who are some serving a beingness condemnation without parole.

The propulsion to reexamine the Menendez's lawsuit came aft an occurrence of IMPACT X Nightline called 'Menendez Brothers: Monsters oregon Victims?' captured nationalist attention.

On Monday, Governor Newsom said that helium volition permission the determination up to Los Angeles County District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman.

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"The Governor volition defer to the DA-elect's reappraisal and investigation of the Menendez lawsuit anterior to making immoderate clemency decisions," the governor's bureau wrote successful a statement.

Hochman, who is acceptable to instrumentality bureau successful December aft beating Gascón successful the caller election, said past week that helium has a batch of grounds to reappraisal earlier showing his enactment for resentencing.

The brothers besides filed a habeas corpus petition past year, calling for a reappraisal of grounds that was not presented astatine trial, including allegations from a erstwhile lad set subordinate who reported being raped by Jose.

The Menendez brothers person repeatedly tried to entreaty their convictions implicit the years, which person each been denied.

The resentencing proceeding for the Menendez brothers is acceptable for December 11.