Gov. Newsom says he won't decide on clemency for the Menendez brothers until new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the case.
ABC7.com staffGov. Gavin Newsom says he won't decide on clemency for the Menendez brothers until new Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman reviews the case.The defense team for Erik and Lyle Menendez is currently pursuing at least three separate courses of action to try to get the brothers free.But Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday made it clear that option will have to wait.
Hochman has said he plans to study the case files once he officially takes office. On Monday he reiterated that position in a statement responding to the governor's comments. "This is the same type of rigorous analysis I have done throughout my 34 year career in criminal justice as a prosecutor and defense counsel, and the same type of thorough review that I will give to all cases regardless of media attention."Nathan Hochman will look closer at the Menendez brothers' case despite Gascón announcing a resentencing.
But their lawyers are hoping a court can alter that sentence to offer them a chance at parole, possibly immediately, in part based on their good behavior in prison.
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