Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that the resentencing cases of Erik and Lyle Menendez will be handled separately. This decision marks a departure from his predecessor's approach and reflects Hochman's belief that each case should be evaluated independently.
Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez's resentencing cases will be handled separately going forward. New Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman addressed his decision during his first network interview, telling NBC News on Monday, December 16, “This is an important decision, although that decision is not going to get a more rigorous review of the facts and law than any other decision.' Hochman's plans differ from his predecessor George Gascón.
“While they’re called the Menéndez Brothers case, there’s an Erik Menéndez case and a Lyle Menéndez case,” he added. “So we will look at each case separately, which is the way they actually should be handled.” Despite having his own approach, Hochman, 61, has been intrigued by the recent outpouring of support for the Menéndez brothers, adding, “What I’m actually hoping about the Menéndez case is that people use that as the springboard to get interested in criminal justice issues.” Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman. Hochman continued, “You know, there’s a whole lotta people who heard a little bit about the Menéndez case. I want them to learn a lot about the Menéndez case, and not just stop with the Menéndez case. There are plenty of cases out there that, if the public gets interested in, it’ll actually help the process of bringing justice across this– this county, this state, maybe even this nation.” Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, are both at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility as they await news of a potential resentencing. They were originally arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder after their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez, were found dead in their own Beverly Hills home. Two subsequent trials resulted in Erik and Lyle’s conviction and life sentences without the possibility of parole. The siblings have maintained that their mother and father were physically, emotionally and sexually abusive and that they acted in self-defense
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