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California governor will not make clemency
decision for Menendez brothers until new
DA reviews case

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Posted By: konocti95, 11/20/2024 9:47:22 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez until newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the nearly 35-year-old case. In October, prosecutors submitted a recommendation for the brothers’ resentencing on the murder conviction in the 1989 killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills home. George Gascón, the current district attorney, asked a judge to impose a new sentence 50 years to life, which could make them eligible for parole immediately.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: konocti95 11/20/2024 9:53:12 AM (No. 1839125)
Those poor orphans, twisting in the wind for all these recent weeks. Of course, if they get released what sort of message does that send to the likes of Chelsea and Hunter?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: MickTurn 11/20/2024 10:27:02 AM (No. 1839154)
I remember both of them said they were orphans, have pity on us. You can't convict us, our PARENTS DIED. Yea, the "Kids" MURDERED Mom and Dad...
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Reply 3 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 11/20/2024 10:46:28 AM (No. 1839179)
I wonder how much the Menendez case figured in Gacon's defeat. Those two murdered their parents in cold blood, then went on a spending spree before they were arrested. They were Lyle was 21, and Erik was 19 when they committed the murders. If they were afraid of their father, they could have left home at any time. Instead, they took another route.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Hazymac 11/20/2024 10:49:09 AM (No. 1839182)
My sympathy is lacking for these poor parricidal orphans. Leave them be. They earned their ticket there.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Ladyknowsalot 11/20/2024 11:36:26 AM (No. 1839211)
Newsom's finger is in the air. He will not make any move without assessing how it will affect his poolitical ambitions. "It is the fair thing to do to wait for the new DA." Suuuuuure,
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Reply 6 - Posted by: stablemoney 11/20/2024 11:51:37 AM (No. 1839221)
There is no basis for any clemency in this case. They killed their parents. The case should have been dispensed years ago with the death penalty.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: jimincalif 11/20/2024 12:27:52 PM (No. 1839253)
Everything Newsom does now will be calibrated toward his future viability as a presidential candidate. Hopefully he has his head so far up his a—, uh, I mean he’s so immersed in Bay Area leftist culture that he won’t be able to read the room that is most of the rest of the country.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: downnout 11/20/2024 12:28:16 PM (No. 1839255)
These two murderous monsters should spend their lives in solitary confinement. It’s unfortunate taxpayers have to pay keep them in prison.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: snakeoil 11/20/2024 1:06:14 PM (No. 1839280)
Put the in the governor's mansion so Gruesome Neusome can tuck them into bed each night.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Venturer 11/20/2024 1:11:10 PM (No. 1839287)
When did prosecutors take on the role of getting shorter sentences for murderers?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: hershey 11/20/2024 1:11:22 PM (No. 1839288)
He's shopping for a turn-em-lose Bruce judge...better check his bank account, in the Caymans...
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Omen55 11/20/2024 2:40:07 PM (No. 1839345)
There is no political gain in this for Newsom. So they are not getting out.
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