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Menendez Brothers Will Ask California Governor Gavin Newsom for Clemency
A lawyer representing Erik and Lyle Menendez claimed he will file documents asking California governor, Gavin Newsom, for clemency on their behalf
Mark Geragos, an attorney representing Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, told TMZ on Tuesday, October 29, that he will file a petition with Gavin Newsom ’s office “today,” less than one week after declaring that he believes the Menéndez brothers could be released from prison by Thanksgiving. The Menéndez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996 for the murder of Kitty and José and remain incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. Geragos refused to comment on whether he had already been in touch with Newsom’s office regarding his clemency strategy for freeing the Menéndez brothers, telling the outlet during the interview, “by the time this airs, we will be on that path.”
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