Overview

• A two-day resentencing hearing began on May 13, 2025, to determine if the Menendez brothers' life without parole sentences should be reduced to 50 years to life, potentially making them eligible for parole.
• Defense attorney Mark Geragos is presenting evidence of the brothers' rehabilitation, including education, prison programs, and support from over 20 family members, while calling multiple witnesses to testify.
• Current Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman opposes resentencing, arguing the brothers have not fully acknowledged responsibility for their crimes and citing recent contraband violations as evidence of ongoing behavioral concerns.
• Judge Michael Jesic has admitted portions of risk assessments from the state parole board, which found the brothers pose a moderate risk of violence if released, though their conclusions remain contested by the defense.
• The hearing is one of several legal efforts by the brothers to gain freedom, with clemency and a habeas corpus petition also under consideration, and a final parole board review scheduled for June 13, 2025.