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After 30 years behind bars, the Menendez brothers are trying to shorten the life sentences they are serving for killing their parents. However, a resentencing hearing scheduled for Thursday was delayed after an appeal by the L.A. district attorney.
A Los Angeles judge has paused a resentencing hearing to determine whether Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, deserve reduced sentences. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports.
Prosecutors from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed a new motion on Wednesday night requesting a delay in the resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi gives an update on the case and explains next steps in the case.
On Wednesday, the L.A. district attorney filed a motion asking a judge to push back the resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers. The district attorney wants the judge to review a recently completed risk assessment conducted by the parole board before the hearing. CBS News' Carter Evans has more.
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The Los Angeles County district attorney says he will fight a renewed push for Lyle and Erik Menendez to be released from prison. The two brothers were convicted of killing their parents more than three decades ago. Carter Evans reports.
The Los Angeles County district attorney says he will not support the resentencing of the Menendez brothers for the 1989 murders of their parents. District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters he made the decision based on what he calls "thirty years of lies" from Lyle and Erik Menendez, and a "failure to take responsibility" for their actions. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has the latest from Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says his office is proceeding with the resentencing process for Erik and Lyle Menendez, but has moved to withdraw a motion from the previous DA "in the interest of justice." CBS News Los Angeles has more.
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