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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case

California Menendez Brothers Case - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he won't make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Kyle Menendez until newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the nearly 35-year-old case.

In October, prosecutors submitted a recommendation for the brothers’ resentencing on the murder conviction in the 1989 killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills home. George Gascón, the current district attorney, asked a judge to impose a new sentence 50 years to life, which could make them eligible for parole immediately.

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