The fight for Eric and Lyle Menendez’s new trial will not be approved by Da Nathan Hochman, LA County.
On Friday, Hochman announced that the judges were recommending that they reject their requests.
After a thorough look at the incident, Hochmann told the media at a press conference. “In our informal response, the court concluded that the current habeasistic petition by the Menendez brothers should be denied.”
The brothers are based on new evidence, including Roy Rossello’s sexual abuse allegations against Eric and Lyle’s father, Jose Menendez, and a letter Eric wrote to his cousin Andy Cano about alleged sexual abuse of his father. We are calling for a new trial.
Hochman added that the letter “is not reliable evidence,” and “is not timely because it was not presented at trial.”
Hochman pointed out that Kano is already dead and therefore cannot support the credibility of the letter.
Furthermore, Hochman argued that the sexual abuse allegations were unrelated to the 1989 murder of Lyle and Eric’s parents.
Hochman believes that sexual abuse does not justify the actions of the brothers, and he emphasizes that “it does not constitute self-defense.”
In response to Hochmann’s press conference, the Menendez brothers’ family accused the DA of dismissing allegations of sexual abuse.
In a statement obtained by “Extras,” they said, “District Attorney Nathan Hochmann has returned us today in 1996. He has been trying to heal us for decades. He didn’t listen to us. We were deeply disappointed in his statement, and he effectively torested new evidence and trusted the trauma they had experienced. Hmm. It’s not only outrageous, but also dangerous to suggest that the year of abuse failed to lead to a tragedy in 1989. Abuse does not exist in the vacuum. It leaves a lasting scar. Rewiring the brain, trapping the victim in a cycle of fear and trauma. To say that Eric and Lyle’s actions did not play a role, bringing decades of psychological research and basic human understanding. It’s to ignore it.”
Regarding his assertion that evidence should be presented at the 1996 trial, the family called it “absurd.” They continued. The facts remain. The ju judges at the second trial have never heard the complete truth. Important testimony is protected from them, and now Da Hochmann is trying to erase this reality once again. He not only dismisses Eric and Lyle’s experiences, but also silences survivors everywhere who know they are incredible, ignored and retroactive by a system designed to protect them. ”
The family called out Hochman to “find the truth about their abuse,” saying, “If he’s really committed to justice, he follows the law, and the overwhelming rehabilitation of Eric and Lyle and it cannot be denied. Resententengenting recommendations reflecting the standards set by California Criminal Code 1172.1 and AB 600.”
The family now told the judge: “Our hope lies with Judge Jessick, who has examined the evidence of their cases without prejudice and is carefully adherent to California laws to a modern understanding of trauma. That’s what we’re asking for is the injustice that last decades.”
The Menendez brothers will be able to attend a hearing to be resented in March and determine their fate in prison.
The two were placed in prison for 35 years after being convicted of murdering their parents in 1996.
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Lyle recently discussed potential resentment and release during a phone interview with Mark Geragos and Harvey Levin about the TMZ podcast “2 Angry Men.”
He said, “My brother and I are careful and hopeful. We pray with our family. We have hope and we are tentatively trying not to get a little crazy. .”
