Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jessick has stopped responsiveness for two days and reviewed the new risk assessment.
Eric, 54, and Lyle, 57, were suspended by a judge on Thursday. The judge upheld the last minute claim filed by Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jessick postponed the two-day hearing, allowing him and the Menendez brothers’ attorneys to review some of the comprehensive risk assessments completed by the Parole Board on April 15th.
“We hope that all the facts will come out at this hearing — good, bad, or indifferent,” Hochman told reporters on the morning of April 17th. That’s not the case yet. ”
The Menendez brothers appeared remotely in court wearing clothes from the now-incarcerated blue prison at San Diego prison.
On April 11, JESIC began hearings on April 17 and April 18, determining whether the brother deserves less sentence after nearly 30 years’ conviction for the murder of Beverly Hills’ parents in 1989. Mary “Kitty” Menendez and Josemenendez.
JESIC is Gov. His decision on whether to use the risk assessment report ordered by Gavin Newsom will not come soon at the Res Court hearing.
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“We need clarification from the governor’s office,” Jesic told the court.
Although the comprehensive risk assessment has not yet been completed, one component will be released to the parties for review 60 days prior to the June Clemency hearing and will be subject to revision. The report will be completed on June 13th.
The Menendez brothers were convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder after more than a dozen shotgun explosions that occurred that night, including the back of their father’s head, according to Hochman.
The late Jose Menendez was an entertainment executive in the 1980s.
After the Menendez brothers ran out of ammunition, Hochman claimed he reloaded his shotgun and shot his mother in the face. He added that the siblings shot their parents in the knees, mimicking the mafia hit.
Eric Menendez testified that he had encountered sexual abuse from his father, ages 6 to 18, recalling allegations of sexual abuse his brother Lyle had between the ages of 6 and 8.
Eric and Lyle Menendez were 18 and 21 years old at the time of the murder, respectively.
The resentment hearing would have assessed whether the brothers were rehabilitated in prison and whether they deserved a 50-year sentence.
The brothers committed a crime before they turned 26 and are eligible for immediate release under California law.
The California Parole Trial Board did not respond to NTD’s request for comment at each publication time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
