Judge sets Menendez brothers resentencing hearing for next week
by Lois Beckett in Los Angeles and agency from on (#6X5X6)
Brothers granted hearing that could lead to freedom but attorneys withdraw bid to remove prosecutors from case
After months of legal battles, Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will finally get a resentencing hearing in Los Angeles court next week, giving the brothers a new chance at freedom.
LA county superior court judge Michael Jesic ruled on Friday that the resentencing hearing can take place, starting next Tuesday.
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