LIVE: Menendez Brothers Resentencing Hearing Stalled Over State’s Risk Assessment Report in LA |N18G

LIVE: Menendez Brothers Resentencing Hearing Stalled Over State’s Risk Assessment Report in LA | CNBC TV18
A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk assessments” conducted by a parole board.
The long-awaited hearing for the Menendez brothers, jailed for life for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, was continued until May 9. The defense and prosecution sparred over whether the court should consider the risk assessments as it determines if the brothers are eligible for a lesser sentence and a path to parole. A report on each brother was recently conducted by a forensic psychologist as part of the parole board’s clemency investigation, which was requested by Governor Gavin Newsom.
The brothers were convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home on August 20, 1989. Re-sentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers, convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, is set to begin in Van Nuys Thursday. This comes after Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed a last-minute motion Wednesday night to delay the hearing, citing the parole board's completion of a risk assessment report ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The Menendez case has gained renewed interest following a Netflix documentary and series. Attorneys for the brothers presented new evidence of alleged abuse, including a letter from Erik Menendez and allegations by Roy Rosselló, a former Menudo member, claiming abuse by Jose Menendez.
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