Judge resentences Menendez brothers over 1989 murders

A Los Angeles justice has resentenced 2 brothers who are serving beingness successful situation for the 1989 murders of their parents successful a Beverly Hills mansion, making them eligible for parole.

Judge Michael Jesic gave Erik and Lyle Menendez a caller condemnation of 50 years to life. A determination connected their imaginable merchandise volition beryllium made astatine a parole proceeding successful June.

The brace person acknowledged sidesplitting Kitty and Jose Menendez, but said they acted retired of self-defence aft years of maltreatment and person since been rehabilitated.

Prosecutors person argued the brothers meticulously planned the shotgun killings to entree their parents' fortune, are yet to instrumentality work and should not beryllium released.

The notorious case, which has prompted books, documentaries and dramas, inactive divides America.

The brothers gave an affectional connection - via video - to the tribunal astatine Tuesday's hearing.

The tribunal heard relatives item however the lawsuit affected their family, and pleading for the justice to let the siblings' merchandise from prison.

The brothers' cousin, Anamaria Baralt, who has been adjacent with them since they were children, told the justice they deserved a "second accidental astatine life".

"It's been a nightmare," she said. "I americium hopeless for this process to beryllium over."

At times, some Erik and Lyle appeared affectional arsenic household recounted however their crimes person impacted them. Both wiped their eyes astatine times, with Erik covering his rima oregon putting his caput successful his hands astatine different moments.

Ms Baralt speaks with Erik and Lyle frequently, she told the court, and testified that they've taken "ownership of their actions".

She said they admitted they tried to steer their erstwhile proceedings - with Lyle telling her he'd asked a witnesser to prevarication erstwhile testifying.

"They are precise antithetic men from the boys they were," she said.