California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he would postpone a decision on the Menendez brothers' case until the new Los Angeles district attorney can review the details of the case.
“The Governor will await the review and analysis of the Menendez case by the next Democratic Congress before making any clemency decisions,” Newsom's office said in a statement obtained. news nation on monday.
Nathan Hochman defeated current prosecutor Georges Gascón in November and will take office in early December.
“When I take office on December 3, I look forward to working to thoroughly review the facts and law of the Menendez case, including reviewing confidential prison files, records from two trials, and extensive exhibits.” “We are speaking with prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the victim's family,” Hochman said in a statement Tuesday. ABC7.
He reiterated that he treats all cases the same “regardless of media attention.”
“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.”
Lyle and Eric Menendez were sentenced for the shotgun murders of their parents, Jose “Kitty” and Mary Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1996. They are currently serving two life sentences without parole.
Prosecutors argued that the brothers murdered their parents for financial gain. However, they claimed they acted in self-defense because they had been sexually abused by their father for years and their parents had threatened to kill them to prevent their siblings from exposing the abuse.
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