A judge in Los Angeles decided on Friday (11) that a new audience for Lyle and Erik Manendez could. This represents a setback for the public prosecutor who opposed any mercy to the siblings, who benefit from the permanent punishment for killing his parents with Venice in 1989.
Los Angeles County Prosecutor Nathan Hoachman opposed the new ruling, which could make the brothers eligible for a conditional release and may lead to their release after 35 years behind bars.
But Judge Michael Jessic of the Los Angeles County Court refused to seek Hatman to withdraw the new ruling and decided that this process could continue on April 17 and 18.
Brother MainndesNow 57 and 54, watch a video link for the prison and they were able to see him in the court sitting next to each other in the blue uniform of prison.
“Today is a good day. Justice has won politics,” said lawyer Mark Geragos, who represents the brothers, reported after the session.
Hoshman’s predecessor was a public prosecutor, George Jaskoun, in favor The liberation of the brothers Based on the recent evidence, which indicates that they may be He suffered from ill -treatment by parents.
But Hashman defeated Jaskoun in the November elections and adopted a harder line against the brothers, saying that they must fully admit the lying that they told about the killing of their parents with a gun before supporting his release from prison.
The Mainndez brothers were convicted in 1996 The first killing was killed and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of the conditional release, Jose and Kitie Mainndes, at his home in Beverly Hills on August 20, 1989.
The issue was captured by the United States in the nineties due to the wealth and privileges of brotherhood as children from an executive director in the entertainment industry. Layl was 21 years old and Eric, 18, at the time of murders.
A recent documentary series of Netflix It raised new evidence to support allegations that they were exposed to sexual abuse by their parents, which prompted Jascon to say that they were sentenced to a smaller and loose crime.
The brothers initially denied their involvement and tried to make the shots seem to be an organized crime, but they confessed to killing their parents, claiming self -defense. A jury convicted them of the first killing after the second referees of the widespread sentences, the first of which ended with a associated jury.
Some members of the Manendez family supported the liberation of the brothers, including the sisters of Jose and Kitie Mainndes. A noticeable exception – Milton Anderson, the brother of Kitty Mindez – recently died. Anderson repeatedly opposed their liberation and prejudice to ill -treatment.
Separately, the ruler Gavin News, who has an authority to transfer his punishment, asked the conditional Freedom Council to think if the Manendez7 brothers will pose a threat to public safety if they are released.
