Overview

• Resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez are scheduled for May 13–14, with potential parole eligibility if sentences are reduced.
• Judge Michael Jesic rejected attempts by Los Angeles prosecutors to withdraw the resentencing petition originally filed by former DA George Gascón.
• A state-ordered risk assessment, commissioned by Governor Gavin Newsom, found the brothers pose a 'moderate risk' of violence if released, citing recent prison rule violations.
• The defense argues the brothers have been rehabilitated through decades of education, self-help programs, and leadership roles in inmate support groups.
• A final hearing on the risk assessment is set for June 13, which will inform both the court's decision and Governor Newsom's clemency review.