Erik and Lyle Menendez made their first court appearance in years on Monday as they hope to be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents due to possible new evidence, but the judge pushed back the hearing until January.
The brothers, who were convicted of first-degree murder in 1995 in their second trial, were in the courtroom virtually for a status hearing on a habeas corpus petition their attorneys filed last year, per CBS News. The document states that key evidence was not presented during their trials, which could help prove sexual abuse claims the Menendezes made against their father, which was used as a motive for the killings.
No cameras were allowed in court, and the brothers couldn’t be seen on screen due to technical difficulties, per CNN.
Their attorney, Mark Geragos, said two of the brothers’ aunts spoke in court.
“It was quite a moving experience, at least…
