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Judge Denies L.A. DA Motion To Delay Menendez Brothers’ Resentencing Hearing; Defense Lawyer Accuses Prosecution Of Playing Politics With Case
Erik & Lyle Menendez's hopes for freedom after decades in prison for the 1989 shotgun murder of their parents just got a little bit brighter
LA County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman walks to talk to the press in front of the Van Nuys West Courthouse on April 17 before attending a resentencing hearing for Lyle & Erik Menendez. While rejecting his successor George Gascón ’s move to support a resentencing of the Menendezs, plus hopes for a new trial for the brothers, Hochman made a point outside the courthouse today of trying to tone down his previous bellicose stance. “Why is it that he thinks it’s appropriate to go hold a press conference when one of his actions 30 hours later, arguably put one of the matriarch of this family into the hospital after being found unresponsive,” Geragos added of the horrific 1989 crime scene photos of the dead and maimed José Menendez (which have been made public before) that were unexpectedly flashed on screen during the April 11 pre-hearing session.
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