Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, jailed for life for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, are set to be given a hearing on Thursday to determine whether they may be eligible for a lesser sentence and a path to parole after more than three decades behind bars.The two-day hearing will determine whether the siblings맥스카지노� sentence of life without eligibility for parole may be revised to grant them the possibility of being released.The judge맥스카지노�s decision would have monumental implications for the army of attorneys, family members and online supporters who have in recent years launched a renewed campaign for Erik and Lyle맥스카지노�s freedom, fueled in part by a wave of attention brought by a docuseries and fictionalized Netflix drama recounting the case.Since 2023, Erik and Lyle have been pursuing a three-part legal effort to secure their release: the resentencing bid, a request for clemency from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and a call for a new trial based on claims of fresh evidence.Though a new trial would only focus on the facts of the siblings맥스카지노� crime, the resentencing decision allows the judge to consider other factors, including their rehabilitative efforts.Dozens of Menendez relatives say Erik and Lyle have demonstrated years of remorse and rehabilitation since they shot and killed their parents, Kitty and José Menendez, in their manicured family mansion. They also argue the severity of the sentence should be revisited due to a deepened cultural understanding of childhood sexual abuse since the murders, which the brothers have long maintained were carried out in self-defense after years of abuse at the hands of their father.But while the brothers맥스카지노� case was championed by the former Los Angeles County district attorney, his successor, Nathan Hochman, has taken a more hardline stance against their release, threatening to overturn their powerful momentum.Hochman has said he would oppose the brothers맥스카지노� request for a new trial and attempted to withdraw the former DA맥스카지노�s motion in support of their resentencing 맥스카지노� a move that was rejected by a judge last week.Hours before Thursday맥스카지노�s hearing, Hochman맥스카지노�s team filed a motion of continuance to delay the proceeding, saying 맥스카지노�comprehensive risk assessments맥스카지노� of the brothers that were conducted by the parole board were now complete and the court needs time to review them.맥스카지노�The People believe that the Court should have all available information before making this important decision. To the extent the Court needs additional time to obtain these documents from the Governor맥스카지노�s office, the People request a continuance as necessary,맥스카지노� the motion filed Wednesday said.The district attorney has called the brothers맥스카지노� self-defense claim 맥스카지노�fabricated,맥스카지노� instead arguing that the brutal crimes were premeditated and casting doubt on the truthfulness of their sexual abuse allegations. Hochman has called on Erik and Lyle to admit they have 맥스카지노�lied to everyone for the past 30 years.맥스카지노�Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of the brothers who has led the family맥스카지노�s release efforts, said she cannot imagine Erik or Lyle reversing their years-long defense at Hochman맥스카지노�s command.맥스카지노�There is no part of me that thinks that Lyle and Erik are going to capitulate to his demands,맥스카지노� Baralt told CNN last month. 맥스카지노�That would be a slap in the face to every survivor that they have stood up for in their lives.맥스카지노�The brothers맥스카지노� attorneys are expected to call forward a lineup of past prosecutors, former inmates and corrections personnel and possibly family members to testify on behalf of Erik and Lyle맥스카지노�s rehabilitation efforts in prison.If the judge grants Erik and Lyle the revised sentence, a parole board will review their case and could recommend them for parole. The decision will go to Newsom맥스카지노�s desk, where he will have 120 days to grant, reverse or modify the decision.Though the family is desperate for Erik and Lyle맥스카지노�s release, Baralt also worries the men, now middle aged, may be frozen in the public eye as the sweater-clad young men who took the witness stand in the 90s, portrayed by prosecutors and media as arrogant, self-assured heirs to their parents맥스카지노� $14 million estate.If released, the brothers would reintegrate into society as men in their 50s who have spent the majority of their adult lives navigating prison.맥스카지노�They have a lot of supporters in the world, but not everyone is a supporter,맥스카지노� Baralt said. 맥스카지노�They have not lived outside of prison in the age of social media that can be unforgiving and brutal, and that concerns me a lot. 맥스카지노� I am hopeful that they will find their way.맥스카지노�Brothers pursing several paths to freedomEven if the resentencing bid is denied, Erik and Lyle맥스카지노�s fight for release will be far from over. The brothers are seeking two other paths to release: a new trial and clemency.Gov. Newsom has the power to commute the brothers맥스카지노� sentences, which would immediately free them from prison. The governor has so far refrained from making a decision but has asked the state Board of Parole Hearings to investigate whether the pair would pose an 맥스카지노�unreasonable risk맥스카지노� to the public if they were released.The parole board is expected to have a hearing on June 13 with the brothers and will then share its recommendation with Newsom.The brothers맥스카지노� attorneys have also filed a request for a new trial, known as a habeas petition. Their attorneys claim new evidence of sexual abuse by the siblings맥스카지노� father has arisen since their trials in the 1990s, including a 1988 letter from Erik Menendez to a relative referencing the alleged abuse.During their trials, the brothers admitted responsibility for the killings of their parents, but argued they should not be convicted of premeditated murder. In their first trial, which featured separate juries for each brother, Erik and Lyle testified they had endured a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse by their father and believed their mother was aware and chose to do nothing. Their lawyers argued the pair killed their parents because they feared for their lives.The first trial ended in with a deadlocked jury for each man, leading to a second trial in which the judge barred most of the sexual abuse evidence. Both brothers were convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. If the evidence of abuse had been allowed to be presented in the second trial, their attorneys have argued, the brothers would have been convicted of manslaughter instead of first-degree murder.The decision ultimately lies with a judge, but Hochman has urged the court to reject their request, saying abuse does not amount to a self-defense claim.맥스카지노�Sexual abuse is abhorrent, and we will prosecute sexual abuse in any form it comes,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�But sexual abuse in this situation, while it may have been a motivation for Erik and Lyle to do what they did, does not constitute self-defense.맥스카지노�The Menendez family has expressed disgust at Hochman맥스카지노�s stance, calling it 맥스카지노�outdated맥스카지노� and 맥스카지노�harmful.맥스카지노�Family points to meaningful lives built in prisonSeveral relatives of Erik and Lyle have stuck by their side even through the frenzied trials of the 1990s, following them from county jail to maximum security prisons and, finally, to an innovative corrections facility in San Diego where they are housed today.Separated for decades, Erik and Lyle were reunited in 2018 at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, where inmates are encouraged to create and lead programs for other prisoners. There, the brothers have founded several initiatives, including support groups for disabled and elderly inmates, meditation classes and workshops on alternatives to violence.Lyle has also co-founded the Green Space Project, a massive prison yard beautification effort which has raised more than $250,000 to install trees, grass and outdoor community gathering spaces. The project aims to reduce recidivism, in part by 맥스카지노�normalizing맥스카지노� the prison environment and making it more closely resemble the outside world that inmates will transition into once they are released.Baralt pointed out that most of these programs were founded years before release was an option for the brothers.맥스카지노�Release was never on the table, and they did it anyway, which is really stunning to me,맥스카지노� Baralt said. 맥스카지노�It was a desire to make their lives worth something, and they맥스카지노�ve succeeded. As far as I맥스카지노�m concerned, they are living full lives, really full lives, full of purpose and meaning.맥스카지노�If released, Erik and Lyle have said they would continue their advocacy for prison rehabilitation and childhood abuse survivors, Baralt said.CNN맥스카지노�s Matt Friedman contributed to this report.