Overview

• The Los Angeles District Attorney's office has formally opposed a petition for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, citing insufficient and inadmissible evidence.
• The brothers were convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder for the 1989 killings of their parents and are serving life without parole.
• Defense attorneys argue that newly surfaced evidence, including a letter and testimony alleging abuse by the brothers' father, supports their claims of self-defense.
• DA Hochman questioned the credibility and relevance of the new evidence, arguing it does not meet the legal standards required for a retrial.
• A court hearing on the brothers' resentencing, which could potentially allow parole, is scheduled for March, with Governor Gavin Newsom deferring clemency decisions to Hochman's review.