LA DA gives Menendez case update

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters Monday that he is seeking to withdraw his predecessor's motion to have a resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers -- two convicted killers, Erik and Lyle – who hope to be freed from life imprisonment without parole. "After a thorough and exhaustive review of the over 10,000s of pages of trial transcripts from two months-long trials, of the 1,000s of pages of prison records, of the 100s of hours of videotaped trial testimony, of all relevant pleadings, exhibits and statements, as well as interviewing victim family members, defense counsel, prior prosecutors, and law enforcement and the applicable law, the District Attorney’s Office is prepared to proceed forward with the hearing on the Court’s initiation of resentencing proceedings for the Menendez brothers -- but we are requesting that the prior District Attorney’s motion for resentencing be withdrawn," Hochman said. They had previously exhausted all appeals and had no hope of freedom, until a new California law made resentencing hearings possible. Any reduction could make them immediately eligible for parole.