Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that Lyle and Erik Menendez will be evaluated separately for potential resentencing.
The two brothers were both convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989. Now, Lyle, 56, and Erik, 54, are poised to have their cases reviewed in light of new evidence that could potentially prove their father was sexually abusing them.
Erik and Lyle were tried separately at their first trials before being tried together at their second, at which point they were convicted of first-degree murder.
Hochman’s predecessor, George Gascón, had previously requested a reduced sentence for the brothers in October. The Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing was scheduled for December 11 but was postponed until January…
