The California Court may decide, by Friday (18), granting Eric and Lille Mindez a new penalty in a case that shocked the United States.
The two brothers were sentenced to 1996 on charges of killing parents, Jose and Kitie Mindez, at a palace in the luxurious Beverly Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles.
The crime has gained more repercussions after a Netflix dramatic seriesLaunch last year.
Erik and Lil were condemned after two experiences, and the first ended with a divided jury, that is, without the ruling of most of the jury.
The two claim that they were subjected to psychological and sexual abuse by their father, Joseph, and that the mother knows everything and did not prevent her husband. The defense insisted that the brothers acted in self -defense because they would be at risk of death.
These allegations did not prove categorically and were left from the second trial, which ended with a conviction of life imprisonment, without any possibility of conditional release.
Double killing caught the attention of brutality: Jose and Kitty were killed in the family television room with large weapons from adults, which left the bodies distorted and a lot of blood at the scene.
Mosus Operandi initially made the police believe it was a crime committed by the mobs, a theory that the brothers defended to try to mislead the authorities.
Joseph worked in the entertainment industry, which at the time had a mafia effect. The brothers were only arrested when Eric, the youngest, confessed to crimes of a psychologist, and the story ended with the police.
Now, more than 30 years after murders, Plum They may leave prison, but the way to release her is complicated.
Reserementary
The efforts made to liberate the brotherhood gained strength last year, when the public prosecutor was in the province, George Jaskoun, proved to be a supporter of a new punishment.
The argument was that for more than three decades in prison, Eric and Lile showed perfect behavior and initiatives led for rehabilitation and rehabilitation of prisoners.
They created meditation programs, group treatment on childhood shock and support for persons with disabilities and the elderly.
In addition, the public prosecutor argued that the alleged sexual assault that the brothers suffer from will be seen differently by society today, and therefore, the result of the ruling will be another today.
Jaskoun understood that the brothers paid their debts to the court, and thus submitted a request to review the sentence.
The decision was taken amid new evidence of the alleged sexual assault, such as a letter written by one of the brothers before the crimes, which he claimed was harassed by his father.
In addition, a person worked with Jose Menendes Calculate similar abuseWhat made brother’s allegations gain more appreciation.
In recent years, members of the Jose and Kitty family have come out in defense of Eric and Layl’s release, with the exception of one: Kitty’s brother, who died in March.
He also provided full support to the family of the brothers from the call to a new punishment, but these efforts were disappointed at the end of last year for a political reason.
Change the public prosecutor
In the United States, some prosecutors in the region are elected, and in the same conflict that Donald Trump returned to the White House, George Gascon has re -elected and had to leave the position.
Nathan Hoshman, who does not support a new opportunity for brotherhood.
Hoshman states that Eric and Lille did not accept full responsibility for the killing of their parents, on the pretext that they insisted on lying on the issue.
Also, it is not considered evidence of a sexual assault.
However, the new public prosecutor tried to reverse his predecessor’s decision, but last Friday (11), the court rejected the request, and therefore, Listen to the new sentence It can be held, which will happen on Thursday (17) and Friday (18), California.
Despite the victory of the brothers, this decision does not lead to immediate discontent. What is identified is only that the advantages of the procedure can be analyzed.
Baro
The judge will hear the arguments on both sides and may support the recommendation of Hoachman’s predecessor, the provincial prosecutor, George Gasco, who has requested the new prison sentence for 50 years for Erik and Layl.
After I spent more than 30 years in prison, the brothers were immediately qualified for a conditional release and could leave the prison, even with a series of restrictions.
However, this right will only be granted at a later time by the decision of a committee of experts, which may contain judges, previous judgment, social workers, criminals, psychologists, psychiatrists, or previous police.
Their mission is to determine whether Erik and Lyle Mendez deserve their release, taking into account their behavior in prison.
However, the main purpose of the committee is to determine whether, after nearly four decades of brutal killing of Joseph and Kitty, the perpetrators still have a danger to society.
At the resignation session, the judge may also choose to follow the recommendation of the current public prosecutor, and that the brothers should not be released and that a permanent prison must be preserved.
There is a third method: that the sentence has already been reduced, but not enough to qualify Manendez immediately to conditional release.
In this case, Eric, now 54, and 57 years old will be stuck for a longer period, but can be released at the end.
Brain development
The possibility of discontent with a specific law in California, which paves the way for a sentence audience for individuals under the age of 26 when they committed their crimes.
This scale depends on theater
Ria Scientific that the brain, especially the field responsible for controlling rush and understanding the consequences, is still developing to the middle or end.
State courts have realized that young people in this age group are more likely to negative effects, but maturity can lead to remorse and rehabilitation.
Ruler’s decision
Another way to freedom of the Manendez brothers is the remission of California Governor, Democrat Gavin Newson.
In the United States, conservatives have their powers to tolerate or change the penalty of convicts for crimes committed in the concerned country.
The killing of Jose and Kitty was tried as the crime of California, and therefore the perpetrators are tolerated, competing for the current ruler, Gavin Newose. (For federal crimes, the privilege of forgiveness is only for the president).
Neon avoided commenting on the case publicly, but in February, he made an optimistic decision to defend Menendez.
The ruler ordered a committee to clarify, within 90 days, a report that determines whether the brothers would represent a “unstable danger” for the public if they were released from prison.
On June 13, the brothers must attend the committee to achieve the results of the report. This appearance is independent of the discontent, whose feature will be analyzed on Thursday (17) and Friday (18).
If the ruler’s report is favorable to launch the brothers, Gavin Newon can be granted forgiveness, which can be applied in two ways.
The first will be a change in the sentence to become ERIK and Lyle immediately qualified for a conditional release.
In this case, another committee of experts will evaluate the possibility according to behavior in recent decades in prison and will once again think about the threat of society.
But the ruler can also forgive the crimes completely, and thus the brothers will be released almost immediately.
