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Menendez brothers resentencing brings out opposing reactions | Elizabeth Vargas ReportsAfter a judge decided to resentence the Menendez brothers, their family told "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" that they are thrilled for the next steps and possible release, but Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said while the brothers qualified for resentencing,
They had become too well-known to be forgotten, but for decades, the Menendez brothers faded into the background. Occasional stories emerged about the brothers losing their appeals, as did mugshots of them aging in prison.
"If the Menendez brothers are granted parole, then Gavin Newsom's got a very challenging decision to make," said legal expert Steven Clark.
LA DA Nathan Hochman spoke to the media during a presser on Wednesday following the Menendez brothers resentencing and said "they've started the path to coming clean" about their actions.
On Tuesday afternoon, inside a Los Angeles courtroom, Judge Michael Jesic ruled in favor of Erik and Lyle Menendez and resentenced them after they had spent more than three decade
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has filed a formal opposition to the motion by Erik and Lyle Menendez seeking to recuse his office from their pending resentencing proceedings.