The Menendez brothers are seeking release as new evidence emerges regarding their past. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has mandated the district attorney to justify the withholding of exculpatory evidence during their second trial. This evidence may have impacted the 1996 guilty verdicts for their parents' murders. One significant claim comes from a band member who asserts he was raped by their father, Jose Menendez. After 35 years in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez were recently resentenced and are now eligible for parole.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered the district attorney to explain why exculpatory evidence was withheld from the jury during the Menendez brothers' second trial.
The withheld evidence relates to claims of sexual abuse by their father, potentially affecting the outcome of the brothers' 1996 murder convictions.
One piece of exculpatory evidence comes from a band member who claims he was raped by Jose Menendez, the brothers' father.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole after being resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, instead of life without parole.
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