Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón expressed frustration at critics who call his interest in the Menendez brothers’ case purely political.
“We have been looking at this case for over a year, about a year and a half on the (habeas corpus petition) and since early this year on resentencing,” Gascón said Wednesday after an event in Sylmar.
Critics have claimed Gascón is using the high-profile case to save his re-election bid.
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Legal expert Lou Shapiro said Gascón’s new interest in the Menendez brothers is almost certainly linked to his re-election campaign.
“There is this substantial base out there that does believe that prison systems are overcrowded, that the system over penalizes people, so I think he’s trying to tap into that market,” Shapiro told Eyewitness News.
Mark Geragos, the brothers’ attorney, disputes that claim and says Gascón’s office has been interested in their case long before this month.