California judge resentences Menendez brothers to be eligible for parole

Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers’ sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. They’re now eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because they committed the crime under the age of 26. Their lawyers say they are immediately eligible for parole, however they will remain incarcerated while their parole status is decided. The brothers were found guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The current district attorney, Nathan Hochman, who succeeded Gascón, quickly reversed course and said he was opposed to the brothers’ resentencing.