Menendez brothers resentenced: Parents' murder convicts now eligible for parole

Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, were resentenced connected Tuesday, making them eligible for parole aft much than 3 decades down bars. Los Angeles superior court Judge Michael Jesic reduced their punishment from beingness without parole to 50 years to life, allowing the California parole board to present find their fate.Judge Jesic clarified, “I’m not saying they should beryllium released, it’s not for maine to decide. I bash judge they’ve done capable successful the past 35 years, that they should get that chance,” reported AP. The ruling came aft an affectional hearing, wherever relatives, a retired justice and adjacent a erstwhile inmate spoke successful favour of their rehabilitation.As per quality bureau Reuters, the brothers, present 57 and 54, were convicted successful 1996 for the brutal killings wrong their Beverly Hills mansion.

Prosecutors had argued they killed their parents to inherit millions. The brothers admitted to the murders but said they acted retired of fearfulness pursuing years of intersexual maltreatment by their begetter and affectional trauma inflicted by their mother.In court, some brothers took afloat accountability. “I killed my ma and dad. I marque nary excuses. I instrumentality afloat responsibility,” Lyle Menendez told the justice via video, arsenic per quality bureau AFP.

Erik echoed akin sentiments, calling his actions &l...