On Monday, LA Superior Court Judge William Ryan denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Erik and Lyle Menendez in May 2023. The petition claimed that two new pieces of evidence proved the brothers' father, Jose Menendez, was sexually abusive.
CBS Los Angeles has reached out to the Menendez brothers' appellate attorney, Mark Geragos, for a comment and is waiting for a response.
The brothers have maintained the stance that they killed their parents in self-defense after alleging physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
The habeas corpus petition was just one avenue the Menendez brothers were exploring to secure their freedom. They were initially sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killings of their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, inside their Beverly Hills home.
The brothers are still waiting for a decision on their clemency petitions sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
"The central defense of the Menendez brothers at trial has always been self-defense, not sexual abuse. The jury rejected this self-defense defense in finding them guilty of the horrific murders they perpetrated; five different appellate state and federal courts have affirmed those convictions, and nothing in the so-called 'new' evidence challenges any of those determinations," Hochman said. "Our opposition to this 'Hail Mary' effort to obtain a new trial over 30 years later makes clear that justice, the facts, and the law demand the convictions stand."
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