California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state’s parole board to judge the chance of probably granting clemency to Erik and Lyle Menendez.
Newsom’s announcement got here on a teaser trailer Wednesday for his new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom.”
“So, we’re getting a lot of questions, a lot of calls about something that’s getting a lot of attention unsurprisingly and that’s what’s going on with the Menendez brothers,” he stated.
Newsom stated he directed parole board to conduct a threat evaluation investigation into the Menendez brothers’ software for resentencing, which is an avenue to alter their sentences.
Erik, 54, and Lyle, 57, have been sentenced in 1996 for the shotgun killings of their mother and father, Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez.
They’ve been serving two life sentences with out parole however have sought to alter that.
Final November, Newsom stated he would postpone his choice on the brothers’ case till after the brand new Los Angeles District Legal professional can evaluation the case particulars.
“The risk assessment will be conducted as they typically are conducted by experts in public safety as well as forensic psychologists,” Newsom stated on the podcast. “We’re going to make the findings, by the way, available to the judges presiding over the resentencing motion.”
Newsom admitted that there was no assured end result for the brothers, however he hopes the method will present transparency round their state of affairs.
