George Gascón, district attorney for Los Angeles County, will seek a reduced sentence in the case of two brothers imprisoned after murdering their parents in 1989.
Gascón announced his decision to seek resentencing in the case of Erik and Joseph Menendez on Thursday. If a judge grants Gascón’s request to resentence the Menendez brothers, the pair could be made eligible for parole.
“After very careful review of all the arguments … I came to a place where I believe that, under the law, resentencing is appropriate, and I am going to recommend that to a court tomorrow,” Gascón said on Thursday afternoon, according to Fox News.
Gascón plans to ask the court to resentence the Menendez brothers to 50 years to life with the possibility of parole, a term longer than the sentence they have currently served. The brothers would be immediately eligible for parole under state law,…
