Menendez brothers eligible for parole after resentencing for 1989 murders of parents
Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible for parole by a Los Angeles judge at a resentencing hearing on Tuesday.
The Menendez brothers, held in custody since 1990 and originally sentenced in July 1996 to two consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, were each handed a new sentence of 50 years to life by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic.
The brothers, now 57 and 54, who appeared for the resentencing proceeding via live video feed from prison in San Diego, will remain incarcerated for the time being.
Under California law, they become immediately eligible for parole, but the state parole board must still consider the case and decide when and whether they actually deserve to be released.
Defence attorney Mark Geragoes said the brothers have gone through “remarkable transformations” in the 35 years since and that “redemption is possible.”
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