A major victory for the Menendez brothers… Erik and Lyle will officially be resentenced.
The judge’s decision came just before 5 p.m. Tuesday after a full day of hearing testimony from family members.
Specific details about their resentencing or when they’ll be released are unknown.
Erik and Lyle were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the Aug. 20, 1989, killings of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. They’ve served 35 years of their sentence.
The Menendez brothers claim the killings were committed after years of abuse, including alleged sexual abuse by their father.
During the morning session Tuesday, three Menendez family members were called to the stand by the defense to try and convince the judge that the brothers had shown remorse and had great insight into their crimes.
The first witness, Erik and Lyle Menendez’s cousin Anamaria Baralt, was adamant that the brothers had earned their chance at freedom.
“We believe that 35 years is enough. They are universally forgiven by our family. They deserve a second chance at life,” Baralt said in court.
She added that the family has suffered from the “relentless attention” the case has stirred up.
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