LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday he has withdrawn a previous recommendation to reduce the life sentences of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989.
The reversal comes after former District Attorney George Gascón had recommended the brothers’ sentences of life without the possibility of parole be reduced to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole. Hochman cited “legitimate reasons” for withdrawing the recommendation, disagreeing with his predecessor’s stance.
“This decision is based on a careful review of the case,” Hochman stated…