Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Thursday he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents’ murders, paving the way for their potential release from prison after decades.
He said he would file paperwork Friday that recommends that life without the possibility of parole be removed in the brothers’ case and that the brothers are resentenced for murder. A Superior Court judge will make the ultimate decision.
Beyond Friday’s filing, no timeline or court hearings have been set.
Gascón said that because the men were younger than 26 when they killed their parents, they would be eligible for parole immediately if a judge follows his resentencing recommendation.
The DA’s recommendation for resentencing was not universally backed, he said.