This decision was announced on Monday by the governor's office, stating that the decision has been deferred until the newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney, Nathan Hochman, has had the opportunity to review the case.
According to One America News, the statement from Newsom's office read, “The governor respects the role of the district attorney in ensuring justice is served and recognizes that voters have entrusted District Attorney-elect (Nathan) Hochman to carry out this responsibility. The governor will defer to the DA-elect’s review and analysis of the Menendez case prior to making any clemency decisions.”
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Hochman has pledged to scrutinize the case as soon as he assumes office. He stated, “Once I take office… I look forward to putting in the hard work to thoroughly review the facts and law of the Menendez case, including reviewing the confidential prison files, the transcripts of the two trials, and the voluminous exhibits as well as speaking with the prosecutors, defense attorneys and victim family members. This is the same type of rigorous analysis I have done throughout my 34-year career in criminal justice as a prosecutor and defense counsel, and the same type of thorough review that I will give to all cases regardless of media attention.”
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This development follows the outgoing progressive District Attorney George Gascon's strong advocacy for the release of the brothers. In late October, Gascon had recommended that the brothers be resentenced. Lyle and Erik Menendez are currently serving life sentences without parole for the murder of their parents in 1989. Hochman is slated to officially assume office on December 2nd, with the resentencing hearing for the brothers scheduled for December 11th.
