Posted on 11/20/2024 9:25:25 AM PST by Red Badger
Governor Gavin Newsom announced this week that he will delay a decision on clemency for Lyle and Erik Menéndez until the newly elected Los Angeles district attorney reviews their case. Current DA George Gascón recently recommended the brothers be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents, arguing they have “paid their debt to society.” He also wrote to Newsom in support of the brothers, who claim they acted in response to years of abuse.
Earlier this month, voters replaced progressive DA Gascón with Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor who criticized Gascón’s policies as “pro-criminal.” Newsom’s office stated that the governor will wait for Hochman to review and analyze the Menéndez case before making any clemency decisions.
“The governor respects the role of the district attorney in ensuring justice is served and recognizes that voters have entrusted District Attorney-elect [Nathan] Hochman to carry out this responsibility.”
Nathan Hochman criticized George Gascón for the timing of his decision in the Menéndez brothers’ case, calling it a “desperate political move” made just two weeks before the election.
Lyle and Erik Menéndez were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the 1989 killings of their parents, José and Kitty. The brothers, aged 21 and 18 at the time, shot their parents multiple times as the couple watched television in their Beverly Hills home. Today, Erik is 53 years old, and Lyle is 56.
Prosecutors portrayed Lyle and Erik Menéndez as cold-blooded killers who murdered their parents for financial gain. However, the brothers claimed they acted out of fear, believing their parents were planning to kill them to hide years of sexual, psychological, and physical abuse.
Family members have supported the brothers’ accounts of abuse and have long advocated for their release. In recent years, they have gained a significant following, including prominent criminal justice reform advocates like Kim Kardashian.
In October, George Gascón announced a review of the case following the emergence of new evidence. This included a letter Erik wrote before the killings that supported his claims of abuse and an allegation from a former Menudo band member, who said José Menéndez, a former record executive, had raped him.
Nathan Hochman stated that he looks forward to conducting a thorough review of the facts and legal issues surrounding the Menéndez case.
Tammi Menéndez, Erik’s wife, expressed her frustration on social media over the recent developments.
“It seems like this case is being used for political gain instead of addressing the real issues,” she said.
Another Kamala, afraid to take a position. No compass. No soul. Vote for me.
This might be the first step in Newsome’s Clintonization, meaning he’s going to slide over to moderate territory in order to have a better chance at the White House in 2028, where he can become his real socialist/woke self.
Keep them in jail. At 18 and 21....why are you still living with these abusive folks. Sorry boys...no Get Out of Jail Free Card for you.
It doesn’t seem like they got a fair trial. Evidence of abuse was withheld. And the trial was sensationalized, just like OJ and we know how that turned out.
28 years in prison with good behavior along with evidence of abuse probably makes this a no brainer for release.
Ever hear of Stockholm Syndrome?
> This might be the first step in Newsome’s Clintonization… <
Good point. Liberals campaign from the center, then rule from the left.
And the voters are fooled, over and over again.
This skank needs to shut her pie hole “ Kim Kardashian”.
Maybe she should tell her dad Bruce to loose the boobs. They are no longer in style with the weirdo trannies, nor accepted by the normals.
“”The governor respects..””
I stopped reading after those three words. The creep ‘respects’ the creep in his mirror. His pronouns have been, and always will be: Me, Myself, and I.
They did it...for the money. The abuse stuff is just bull droppings. Kinda like Ted Bundy blaming porn a few days before he got the hot squat.
The average time served for first degree murder is 11 years so......
Ever hear of greedy kids?
Ever hear of a father anally raping his sons?
There are signs of anal intercourse. It is not like the vagina that is built for having a penis inserted. Having something stuck up your bum leaves scaring. Lot of it. Having it done repeatedly leaves lots and lots of signs.
There were no signs.
These poor orphan boys have been treated so harshly and cruelly, when all they did was murder their parents.
a rational move by our extremist governor. no one trusts Gascon - and 2 people were murdered. fresh eyes of our new respected DA cannot be a bad thing.
“The average time served for first degree murder is 11 years so......”
There you go. The Menedez case was a cluster.
No it doesn’t. Let them rot in prison.
....so they can beat the average some more. Let them die in prison.
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