OAN Staff Taylor Tinsley
11:17am – Tuesday, November 19, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom has postponed a decision on whether to pardon the Menendez brothers.
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On Monday, Newsom's (D-Calif.) office announced that the governor had chosen to hold off on making a decision until newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman had time to review the case.
Newsom's office said, “The governor respects the district attorney's role in ensuring justice is done and recognizes that the voters have entrusted this responsibility to District Attorney-elect Nathan Hockman. “I am doing so,” he said. “The Governor will await the next legislator's review and analysis of the Menendez case before making any clemency decisions.”
Hochman promised to review the case soon after taking office.
“Once I take office…I will commit to a thorough review of the facts and law of the Menendez case, including reviewing confidential prison files, records from two trials, extensive exhibits, and speaking with those involved.” “I look forward to doing this to prosecutors, defense attorneys and the victim's family,” Hochman said. “This is the same type of rigorous analysis I have done throughout my 34-year career in criminal justice as a prosecutor and defense attorney, and it is the same type of rigorous analysis I do for every case, regardless of media attention. It’s the same type of thorough analysis.”
This comes after outgoing progressive District Attorney George Gascon expressed strong support for the brothers' release. In late October, Gascón submitted a recommendation that outraged the brothers.
Lyle and Eric Menendez are currently serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents.
Mr. Hochman is scheduled to officially take office on December 2nd.n.d..
A hearing to address the brothers' grievances was set for Dec. 11.th.
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