LOS ANGELES — The protection group for Erik and Lyle Menendez is at the moment pursuing a minimum of three separate programs of motion to attempt to get the brothers free.
A kind of eventualities entails in search of clemency from the governor.
However Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday made it clear that possibility should wait.
The governor stated Monday he desires to see what new Los Angeles County District Legal professional Nathan Hochman desires to do in regards to the case earlier than he makes his personal determination on the potential of clemency.
“The Governor respects the position of the District Legal professional in guaranteeing justice is served and acknowledges that voters have entrusted District Legal professional-elect Hochman to hold out this duty,” in response to an announcement from Newsom’s workplace. “The Governor will defer to the DA-elect’s assessment and evaluation of the Menendez case prior to creating any clemency selections.”
Newsom additionally apparently mentioned the case in a latest podcast episode which is anticipated to be launched quickly.
Hochman has stated he plans to check the case information as soon as he formally takes workplace. On Monday he reiterated that place in an announcement responding to the governor’s feedback.
“As soon as I take workplace on December 3, I sit up for placing within the exhausting work to totally assessment the info and legislation of the Menendez case, together with reviewing the confidential jail information, the transcripts of the 2 trials, and the voluminous displays in addition to talking with the prosecutors, protection attorneys and sufferer relations,” Hochman stated.
“This is similar kind of rigorous evaluation I’ve achieved all through my 34 12 months profession in legal justice as a prosecutor and protection counsel, and the identical kind of thorough assessment that I’ll give to all circumstances no matter media consideration.”
Hochman to assessment Menendez case
Nathan Hochman will look nearer on the Menendez brothers’ case regardless of Gascón asserting a resentencing.
Hochman’s position pertains to one of many brothers’ different paths to freedom, a resentencing by the court docket. The brothers are at the moment serving sentences of life in jail with out chance of parole for the 1989 murders of their dad and mom in Beverly Hills.
However their legal professionals are hoping a court docket can alter that sentence to supply them an opportunity at parole, probably instantly, partially based mostly on their good conduct in jail.
Present District Legal professional George Gascón – who misplaced to Hochman within the election earlier this month – filed a short with the court docket supporting a resentencing which may end result of their rapid launch on probation.
Apart from clemency and resentencing, a 3rd choice to free the brothers is a habeas corpus petition, filed final 12 months asking a assessment of latest proof not introduced at trial. That features proof of alleged abuse by the brothers’ dad and mom, Jose and Kitty Menendez. The listening to on the habeas corpus petition is about for Nov. 25.
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