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On Tuesday, a long-awaited hearing that determines whether two brothers can be killed in their wealthy parents in their mansion Bverly-Hills may be released from prison after three decades.
After a few months of delay, the judge will start listening to two days of arguments for, both against, and against Eric and Lila Menendez to get a smaller term – which can eventually lead to their release.
The prosecutors claimed that the brothers carefully planned the 1989 killings to access their parents’ state, still did not take responsibility and should not be released. The brothers said they acted with self -defense after many years of abuse.
The notorious case that caused books, documentaries and drama is still sharing America.
During a two-day hearing, it will not be broadcast and not broadcast, the judge is expected to consider evidence, hear testimony of witnesses and ultimately determine whether the brothers who were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, to receive a smaller term.
It assumed to enable readings from the variety People, including members of the Meendessa family and possibly participated with the original business.
Eric and Lale could even take a position, although such a step would open them to interrogations from prosecutors who oppose their release. BBC asked if they would testify or who else may be intended to testify.
In the episode of his podculos, their lawyer Mark Geragos said he did not decide whether to call them on the stand.
“I know now that I’m going to put family members on the stand,” Mr. Heroras said. “I know now I will put correctional officers on the stand. Now I know I can put behavioral scientists.”
The district prosecutor’s office did not say who plans to call to testify.
The hearing will not be a repeat trial, and the brothers’ wines will not be questioned.
Instead, great attention is likely to be on what they have done in 30 years of imprisonment and whether they were rehabilitated.
During the trial, the prosecutor’s office painted them as a right and sought to access $ 14 million (£ 10.7 million).
They claimed that the duo methodically planned the murder, buying rifles and opening a fire on their parents 13 times when the couple watched the TV – before going to gambling, at parties and at purchases.
The brothers ultimately confessed to the murder, but claimed that they acted with self -defense after many years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse by Jose’s father, a highly powerful cinema and leader of the label.
The 1993 brothers trial was one of the first high -profile murders that were shown on television by seizing the audience in the US and worldwide.
Their first court ended in a standstill, but in 1996 the brothers were convicted of the first degree in the repeat consideration. Many of their claims to sexual abuse did not give as part of the proceedings.
The hearing takes place after Netflix drama has sent the case to the focus, and the support of their dismissal, especially comes from the previous prosecutor of the Los -Andgeles George Hand.
His replacement, Nathan Hochman, severely opposed the brothers’ efforts and claimed that they did not “demonstrate the true responsibility”, but instead pressed the “lies” in this case.
