Lyle and Erik Menendez, appearing virtually at a parole hearing, expressed cautious optimism about their potential release. Their attorney, Mark Geragos, described the brothers' emotional state after listening to their aunts pleading for their release.
Their defense attorney described how Lyle and Erik are feeling after being back in court for the first time in years., Lyle and Erik Menendez are feeling more than cautiously optimistic about being release on parole, their attorney Mark Geragos said Monday.
There were also emotional moments during Monday’s hearing as the brothers listened to their aunts, Teresita Bralt, Jose Menendez’s older sister, and Joan Andersen VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez’s sister, pleading for their release in front of a judge. Geragos, who had previously wanted to get the brothers released by Thanksgiving, said Monday’s hearing gave them more hope of returning home soon.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
“My feeling is anybody who looks at this dispassionately and objectively will come to the same conclusion which is namely they didn't get a fair shake 30 years ago,” the defense attorney said, adding he had not spoken with Hochman. “There's been deputies on the resentencing who were in court who have done the hard work that Mr. Hochman refers to and have recommended and all the way up the food chain in the DA's office a resentencing.
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