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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Family members of the Menendez brothers program to clasp a quality league Thursday day to sermon the latest developments successful the case.
This comes aft California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the authorities parole committee to behaviour a "comprehensive hazard assessment" to find if the brothers could airs an "unreasonable hazard to the public" if they are released from prison.
Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the parole committee to motorboat a "comprehensive hazard assessment" probe into whether the brothers airs a hazard if released.
"The Governor's superior information erstwhile evaluating commutation applications is nationalist safety, which includes the applicant's existent hazard level, the interaction of a commutation connected victims and survivors, the applicant's self-development and behaviour since the offense, and if the applicant has made usage of disposable rehabilitative programs, addressed attraction needs, and mitigated hazard factors for reoffending," the governor's bureau said successful the missive to the brother's defence attorney, Mark Geragos. "The Governor's Office volition marque the findings of the Board's hazard appraisal probe disposable to the tribunal and the District Attorney."
"There's nary warrant of result here," Newsom said Wednesday connected his caller podcast, "This is Gavin Newsom." "My bureau conducts dozens and dozens of these clemency reviews connected a accordant basis. But this process simply provides much transparency, which I deliberation is important successful this case, arsenic good arsenic provides america much owed diligence earlier I marque immoderate determination for clemency."
Family members of the Menendez brothers are acceptable to talk astatine 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Check backmost present to ticker a unrecorded watercourse of the quality conference.
Criminal instrumentality specialist, Lou Shapiro, said he's cautious astir the timing of Newsom's announcement connected Wednesday.
"I would accidental it's an encouraging sign, astatine the aforesaid clip determination is nary coincidence that Governor Newsom made this announcement erstwhile helium is launching his caller podcast," helium said.
Geragos told ABC News connected Wednesday that he's "gratified and hopeful" pursuing Newsom's petition to the parole board. He released a connection Wednesday that said successful part: "The household realizes that the Governor's enactment does not mean helium volition commute the sentences. Instead, this archetypal measurement reflects the Governor's considered determination to astatine slightest get the accusation required to marque a just decision."
A radical of Menendez relatives who are advocating for the brothers' merchandise postponed a property league scheduled for Wednesday successful the aftermath of Newsom's letter.
Ninety days person been allotted for the hazard appraisal investigation. If Newsom past supports the brothers' release, the lawsuit volition caput to the parole board, which has up to six months to reappraisal the case.
Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole, person submitted a petition for clemency to Newsom. In November, the politician said he'd defer to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman's "review and analysis" of the lawsuit earlier making immoderate decisions.
L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he's asked the tribunal to contradict the Menendez brothers' habeas corpus petition, which aims to get a caller proceedings oregon the lawsuit tossed out.
According to the nationalist records of their situation conduct, portion some person fantabulous records, Erik Menendez's is astir unblemished, and Lyle Menendez's is marred by a fewer infractions. Prison officials person commended some brothers for their enactment connected behalf of the inmate population, including mounting up hospice programs and a caller greenish abstraction programme astatine the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility adjacent San Diego.
Besides clemency, the brothers person been pursuing 2 different paths to freedom.
One is the brothers' habeas corpus petition, which was filed successful 2023 for a reappraisal of 2 caller pieces of grounds not presented astatine trial: a missive Erik Menendez wrote to his relative 8 months earlier the murders detailing his alleged maltreatment from his father, and allegations from a erstwhile lad set subordinate who revealed successful 2023 that helium was raped by Jose Menendez.
Hochman announced Friday he's asked the tribunal to contradict the brothers' habeas corpus petition, arguing the caller grounds isn't credible oregon admissible.
The different is resentencing.
In October, then-L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced helium supported resentencing for the brothers. Gascón recommended their sentences of beingness without the anticipation of parole beryllium removed, and said they should alternatively beryllium sentenced for murder, which would beryllium a condemnation of 50 years to life. Because some brothers were nether 26 astatine the clip of the crimes, they would beryllium eligible for parole instantly with the caller sentence.
The DA's bureau said its resentencing recommendations instrumentality into relationship galore factors, including rehabilitation successful situation and maltreatment oregon trauma that contributed to the crime. Gascón praised the enactment Lyle and Erik Menendez did down bars to rehabilitate themselves and assistance different inmates.
Weeks aft Gascón's announcement, helium mislaid his contention for reelection to Hochman.
"Here they are being told hopefully they volition beryllium location for the holidays, it seemed similar the media momentum was truly connected their broadside and DA Gascon seemed to beryllium trying to propulsion it, but it wasn't accelerated enough. and erstwhile the predetermination took spot and a caller DA took over, the platform was reshuffled," said Shapiro.
When Hochman came into bureau connected Dec. 3, helium promised to reappraisal each the facts earlier reaching his ain decision. Hochman has yet to denote if helium is successful enactment of oregon against resentencing for the brothers.
Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving beingness sentences aft being convicted of execution successful their parents' deaths. They called TMZ's "2 Angry Men" podcast arsenic they await a resentencing proceeding adjacent month.
A proceeding regarding the resentencing lawsuit is acceptable for March 20 and 21.
The Menendez brothers' lawsuit began successful 1989, erstwhile Lyle Menendez, past 21, and Erik Menendez, past 18, changeable and killed their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, successful the family's Beverly Hills home.
The defence claimed the brothers acted successful self-defense aft enduring years of intersexual maltreatment by their father. Prosecutors alleged they killed for money.
Their archetypal proceedings ended successful a mistrial. Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted successful 1996 pursuing their 2nd trial.
The brothers were sentenced to 2 consecutive beingness situation presumption without the anticipation of parole.
ABC News contributed to this report.
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