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Erik and Lyle Menendez Now Eligible for Parole After Being Resentenced
Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of their parents' 1989 murder, were resentenced on Tuesday, May 13, making them eligible for parole
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic ruled on Tuesday, May 13, that the brothers would be resentenced to 50 years to life, a prison term that makes them immediately eligible for parole. “ Today, 35 years later, I am deeply ashamed of who I was,” Lyle told the court, per NBC News, admitting that he made a “mockery of the legal system” after his arrest by seeking to have people perjure themselves on his behalf. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón requested in October that the brothers’ sentences be reduced, noting in a press conference at the time that both Erik and Lyle would be “eligible for parole immediately” since they were under 26 years old when the murders occurred.
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