Los Angeles's new district attorney, Nathan Hochman, expressed doubt over the Menendez brothers' claims of abuse as a motive for their parents' murder. The brothers, Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted in 1996, have faced ongoing legal battles, seeking a new trial based on allegations of significant parental abuse. Hochman stated that while sexual abuse is a serious issue, it does not justify murder. He has not made a decision on whether to support resentencing the brothers, emphasizing the need for further evaluation of their past rehabilitation while incarcerated.
While sexual abuse, in this situation, may have been a motivation for Erik and Lyle to do what they did, it does not constitute self-defense, Hochman said.
When it came to any corroborating information about the sexual abuse, it was extremely lacking. Nathan Hochman, the new Los Angeles district attorney said.
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