A judge once again condemned Eric and Laila Mindez for his parents’ murders in 1989, and decided on Tuesday that the brothers would be eligible for a conditional release.
The sudden decision occurred at the end of the first day of the two days of two days on A new sentence for brotherhood, Who has served 35 years in prison for first -class killing.
Lille and Eric Mendez, who have been detained in reservation since 1990, and originally convicted in July 1996 for two consecutive contracts for life without the possibility of conditional release, received a new 50 -year prison sentence for life by Los Angeles Michael Jessic.
The decision makes them qualified immediately to the conditional release; The State Council for Conditional Freedom and Rulings still must decide whether they will grant it. The Conditional Freedom Council already includes an audience scheduled for June 13, as part of a separate request from the brothers.
Last year, George Jaskoun, the former general promoter of Los Angeles, recommended the new sentence of brotherhood, but his successor, Nathan Hashman.
The 57 -year -old brothers were hoping that the judge would reduce a life sentence with a conditional release. Defense lawyer Mark Giragos said on Tuesday that he expects the judge to be more and reduce the prosecution of the voluntary murder, with a penalty of time.
The audience began at risk on Tuesday with arguments on whether the brothers should be judged again. If the judge agrees, the arguments on how to judge them again will be followed in the second stage of the session.
The audience has passed much faster than expected.
Judge Michael Jessic did not provide any indication of when or how he would decide, while realizing the complex nature of the case, where family members are victims who support defense as well.
The new sentence is just one of Many of the ways the brothers take their search for freedom. They are also looking for the mercy of the ruler, which can allow his immediate release, and they submitted a request for a new trial.
Watch the family members
The family members who support the brothers were in court on Tuesday, as many of them testify to demand the liberation of the brothers.
“We just want this to end,” his cousin witnessed Anamaria Paralet.
Family members claim that the brothers have shown remorse and rehabilitation, and that the intensity of the sentence should be reviewed due to the increased understanding of sexual assault on children. The brothers confirm that they committed murders in self -defense after years of violations committed by their father.
Another cousin witnessed on Tuesday, Diane Hernandez, who lived with the Mindez family at his home in Beverly Hills and considered himself a older sister for boys.
In the statement, Jose Menendes, who intimidated and intimidated the house, described the “ruling of her hostility” that when he was with his brothers, no one could be.
“Please have mercy,” Hernandez told the judge. She said that the brothers are unusual human beings now. “
Hoshman stated that he does not oppose a new punishment, but he still does not consider it justified. He said that the brothers “manufactured” allegations of abuse and self -defense and need to recognize them first.
Hoshman told CNN This Tuesday. “We haven’t got there yet.”
General prosecutors pressed family members about whether they knew that the brothers lied over the years.
“Did you know that the brothers lied to the family, the authorities and the media?” Seth Carmaka Tamara Jodel, another cousin. She said yes, but the brothers never told her about it, in one way or another, and they talk about murders with her just because of an apology.
Baralet was also asked if the brothers had already confessed to lying and tried to manipulate the case. She said that Lille recently confessed to the request of a friend of lying about the mistreatment of her father.
Another factor that Hashman cited to oppose the new sentence is the last discovery that the brothers will pose a “mild” danger to violence if they are released. This was found in two comprehensive assessments of the risks conducted by the State Council for Conditional Freedom.
He said that the two brothers committed violations of the cell phone during their arrest, he told me in November 2024 and Eric in January 2025.
On Tuesday, public prosecutor Habib Balloult asked about mobile phones, and admitted that some of her talks with Lael had a illegal phone that could be imprisoned.
Liberation efforts
Unlike the new trial, which will focus on the facts of the case, the new ruling allowed the judge to consider a variety of factors, including efforts to rehabilitate brotherhood.
The brothers founded a long list of prison programs, as Eric began at least five, including a support set for disability and the elderly. LYLE established a large cosmetic program, raising more than $ 250,000 to install green areas and help prison life similar to the outside world.
Giragas said on Tuesday that he wanted to witness the brotherhood at some point in the audience.
California Governor Gavin New Roosom has the authority to move the brothers of the brothers, which would immediately liberate them, but refrain from doing this so far.
The “comprehensive risk assessments” that the judge requested before the new prison session was assigned by the state police council after Newsom asked them to investigate whether the brothers would represent a “irrational danger” for the public if they were released.
Manendez’s brother’s lawyers also seek a new ruling, officially known as Ybeas Corpus. Lawyers claim that they have new evidence against the brother’s father, including Eric Menendes’s speech for 1988 to a nearby indicating the alleged abuse.
With information from Reuters.
