Menendez brothers face another setback as new trial request denied

A California judge has contested the offer of the Menendez brothers for a new legal proceedings and marked another setback for the two men who were convicted of their parents in Beverly Hills in the shotgun murders in 1989 – as one of the men on social media to blow up the “disappointing” decision.

On Monday, a judge of the Supreme Court in Los Angeles decided against Erik and Lyle MenendezUltimately, rejection of a Habeas Corpus petition from 2023, which was submitted by the brothers’ lawyers, Cliff Gardner and Mark Geragos, applied for a new procedure. accordingly Fuchs 11.

In the petition it was argued that two new evidence supports the brothers’ claims with regard to years of alleged sexual abuse by her father José Menendez.

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The lawyers of the couple pointed to a letter that Erik wrote to his cousin Andy Cano at the end of 1988 or early 1989 together with new accusations by Roy Rosselló, a former member of the Boy Band Menudo, that he was also sexually abused by Elder Menendez as a teenager.

In the submission, the lawyers insisted that the new evidence “not only showed that Jose Menendez was a violent and brutal man who would sexually abuse children, but that it emphasized that – actually still in December 1988 – – just like defense – all the time abused all the time.”

Judge William Ryan, however, acted with law enforcement and found that the new evidence at the end of a court proceedings would most likely not have led to a different result.

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In a Facebook post, Lyle expressed the frustration of the verdict while he swore that “the fight continues”.

“This disappointing decision does not take off the courage of Roy Rossello or the agony that he experienced through José Menendez,” wrote Lyle.

“To say that another rape victim of José Menendez would not have affected the decision of at least one juror, the exercise in mental gymnastics is. And to say that the writing of Erik was also meaningless, a gold medal in the mental gymnastics category would also receive.

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During a press conference on Tuesday, the district prosecutor of Los Angeles, Nathan Hochman, doubled the judge’s decision by confirming that the New evidence The outlet reported that the requirements for a new attempt did not meet.

Hochman pointed to Erik’s decades of letter and said that the object was not new and was never mentioned in court.

“Andy Kano has not attested this letter or its existence in two different exams,” said Hochman. “So we argued that it did not meet the new qualification. We said it was not in time. They had this letter 35 years ago. In order to be in general, you must submit the application within five years of the discovery of the new evidence.”

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The “last -ditch” attempt takes place for one month after both Erik and Lyle Menendez in separate hearings for which probation was refused in 1989 kill your parentsJosé and Kitty Menendez.

The then 18 and 21 -year -old brothers were convicted in 1996.

After a day -long hearing, the California Board of Parole hearings lyle slogan refused for three years, citing a story of “anti -social personality traits such as deception, minimizing and breaking the rule”.

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Similarly, the board of directors denied the probation for Erik, with Commissioner Robert Barton emphasized the seriousness of his crimes and behavior in prison.

“I believe in redemption, or I would not do this job,” said Barton. “Due to the legal standards, however, we find that you continue to be an inappropriate risk of public security.”

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The decision was the youngest after a hearing in May with judge Michael Jesic reduced the life of the brothers to 50 to life and ultimately considered it a legitimate consideration of probation.

Both Erik and Lyle Menendez are entitled to be checked for probation in 2028.

The district’s public prosecutor in Los Angeles and the lawyers of the Menendez brothers did not immediately respond to the request from FOX News Digital for a comment.

Sarah Rumpf and Stepheny Price from Fox News Digital have contributed to this report.