In April, Hochman moved to withdraw Gascón’s recommendation, arguing that he did not believe the brothers had taken full responsibility for their crimes. This move was then rejected by Judge Jesic, paving the way for this week’s hearings to take place.

Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty Menendez, the parents of Erik and Lyle Menendez, were shot and killed in their Beverly Hills mansion in August 1989. In July 1996, the Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago.

The court will hear arguments for and against resentencing the brothers, potentially granting them parole more than 30 years after they murdered their prarents.

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in the 1990s for the killing of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home, are once again in the spotlight. This time, more than 35 years later,

The 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in Los Angeles gripped the nation. It was committed by their sons Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were granted their first chance at freedom in decades.