The Menandes brothers’ efforts can continue after the Los Angeles judge clears other hearings Friday at other hearings next week.
Judge Michael Jesic's ruling in Los Angeles court, after decades in prison, Michael and Erik Menendez were promoted to one side because they killed their parents. If the brothers end up being resentful, they can go freely almost immediately.
In addition, Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom arranged a parole board hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez on June 13.
The Menendez Brothers brutally murdered their parents 35 years ago at a family home in Beverly Hills, California. They were eventually convicted of first-degree murder in special circumstances and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Their best chance to walk freely for some time seems to be through an indignant effort in court this month. But these efforts complicate those efforts amid a new Los Angeles prosecutor, Nathan Hochman, opposes any resentment.
The purpose of Friday's hearing was to deal with the motion filed by Mr Hodgman. Last year, Mr. Hockman's former as District Attorney George Gascón demanded the court resentment against the brothers, declaring: “I believe they have repaid society.”
Mr. Hockman then attempted to withdraw the resentment motion filed by Mr. Gascon. On Friday, Judge Jesus denied Mr. Hodgman demanded to back off his ex's resentment motion. The two sides will reconsider the issue later next week.
Lyle and Erik Menendez actually attended Friday's hearing and appeared through a video of the blue jumpsuit.
The brothers killed their parents when Lyle was 21 in 1989 and Erik was 18. Their first trial, in 1993, was tried in a trial, in a jury that was stalemate and closely watched by national audiences on television. In the second trial, the judges limited testimony about sexual abuse, who said they suffered in the hands of their fathers and banned cameras in court. The brothers were convicted in 1996.
Over the past year or two, their cases have attracted interest and momentum, in part because of a very popular documentary and Netflix documentary and advocacy campaigns powered by young people.
With Mr Hodgman's opinion, prosecutors spent most of Friday talking about a series of lies the brothers told during the initial trial. Prosecutors showed graphic photos of the crime scene, leading brothers’ attorney Mark Geragos to oppose enthusiastically.
Finally, Judge Jesus said many of the arguments raised by prosecutors will serve them better at next week’s hearing.
