LA County district attorney sends letters requesting clemency for Menendez brothers
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón 맥스카지노strongly supports맥스카지노 Erik and Lyle Menendez맥스카지노s bid for clemency and has written letters on behalf of each brother to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, he announced Wednesday.
The , by Gascón맥스카지노s office, describe the 1989 murders by the Menendez brothers of their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, as well as 맥스카지노credible allegations맥스카지노 that Erik and Lyle were each 맥스카지노the victim of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of (their) father.맥스카지노
The brothers맥스카지노 34 years spent in custody and 맥스카지노dedication to rehabilitation맥스카지노 make them 맥스카지노exemplary맥스카지노 candidates for clemency, Gascón wrote. The district attorney adds that his office has communicated with several family members of Kitty and Jose Menendez and all family members except one, Kitty Menendez맥스카지노s brother, support commutation.
CNN has reached out to the brothers맥스카지노 attorney, Mark Geragos, to confirm a formal clemency request has been sent to the governor맥스카지노s office. Newsom맥스카지노s office declined to comment on the case, saying 맥스카지노pending clemency applications are confidential and we맥스카지노re not able to discuss individual cases.맥스카지노
If approved by the governor, the Menendez brothers could see their sentence 맥스카지노 life in prison without the possibility of parole 맥스카지노 reduced, or they could be released immediately.
맥스카지노I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez,맥스카지노 Gascón said in a Wednesday. 맥스카지노They have respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and worked to create new programs to support the rehabilitation of fellow inmates.맥스카지노
Gascon맥스카지노s announcement comes days after the district attorney filed a motion recommending a judge resentence the siblings 맥스카지노맥스카지노 from life in prison without parole to life in prison with parole.
Under California law, the brothers would be immediately eligible for parole because they were 26 or younger when they committed their crimes.
A hearing for the resentencing request has been set for Dec. 11, according to a court official and Holly Baird, a spokesperson for the brothers맥스카지노 lawyer Mark Geragos.
맥스카지노They were appropriately sentenced at the time when they were tried,맥스카지노 Gascón said in an earlier interview with CNN. 맥스카지노I just think that given the current state of the law and given our assessment of their behavior in prison, they deserve the opportunity to be reevaluated and perhaps reintegrated into the community.맥스카지노
