During the morning of Monday, March 10, the Los Angeles County Prosecutor, Nathan Hochmanhe reported through a press conference that he will ask the California Court “to withdraw the recommendation for reduce The condemnation “of the Menéndez BrothersErik and Lyle, who fulfill life imprisonment for killing their parents.
Nathan Hochman indicated that the decision to reverse support for the Menéndez brothers is based on the current state of the case and on “the failure continuous “of Erik and Lyle, who have not yet proven to have full awareness of their actions, because they have not accepted the responsibility For the murder of their parents in 1989, 35 years ago.
In his statements before the US media, Nathan opened the possibility of reversing his decision, only if the Menéndez brothers “finally admit their responsibility sincerely and complete lies They said, “since Hochman believes that Erik and Lyle have lied for more than 3 decades.
According to the prosecutor, the only option of the Menéndez brothers to be able to reduce their perpetual sentence is to prove that they “comprise in their entirety” the crime they committed, since this would be the first sign that they have been reformed And they no longer present a danger for society, to its 57 (Lyle) and 54 years (Erik), respectively.
Where are the Menéndez brothers?
Taking into consideration that the governor of Californiathe Democratic businessman Gavin Newsommade the decision not to grant him the sorry to the defendants and not repeat the judgmentLyle remains in the state prison of Mule Creekin Ione, while Erik is in the “R. Donovan” prison, in the county of San Diego.
According to Los Angeles County prosecutor, Nathan Hochman, the Menéndez brothers have lied to More than 30 years And they have never admitted it: “If they finally took a step forward and sincerely admitted and accept the responsibility for their lies, then the court could analyze the new sentence,” he added.
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Hochman also said that his office has reviewed “thousands of transcripts pages of the two trials of the brothers,” prison records and hours of Testimonies Video recorded to get to the decision not to reduce life imprisonment to a sentence of 50 years, because that would make them eligible for probation.
Given this situation, the prosecutor Angelino mentioned that he and his team are already prepared to be able to move forward with the new sentence procedures proposed by the Court, so that “everyone is afraid” the new hearing on the motion of the brothers, which will be held by the Next Friday, March 21.
In accordance with the provisions Final decision and analyze the possibility that Lyle and Erik get out of jail.
According to sources in prison, Erik has found a passion for art During his imprisoned time, while Lyle has decided to work with support groups for his fellow prisoners who have suffered sexual abuse; although it is worth mentioning that both married correspondenceErik in 1999 and Lyle in 2003.