Article 6X8EH Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing begins after months of delays

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing begins after months of delays

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Dani Anguiano and agencies
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LA judge to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get chance at freedom after serving 30 years for murder

Erik and Lyle Menendez returned to court on Tuesday for a long-awaited hearing in which a Los Angeles judge will decide whether the brothers should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly three decades in prison for the double murder of their parents in 1989.

The resentencing hearing, which is moving ahead after months of delays, is expected to last two days. If Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers' sentences, they would still need approval from the state's parole board to be released.

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