Eric and Lyle MenendezFamily members aren’t saying much about their first meeting with the new Los Angeles County district attorney. Nathan Hochman …and neither is he.
Hochman held a press conference on Friday, but did not go into details of his conversations with members of the Menendez family… only saying that he felt the meeting was “productive.”
While dozens of family members of Erik and Lyle, who are also victims in the case, support their release, Hochman says the number of family members who support their freedom doesn’t matter… it’s more about the content of what they have to say. , among other things.
Hochman made sure not to show his hand before this month’s resentencing hearing… saying he’s still reviewing court transcripts and jail records before deciding where he stands.
We asked Geragos if he and the family had been successful in their mission to get the district attorney to see the case their way, but no one wanted to comment, just as they remained fairly quiet about the case when we spoke to them about it. on the way to the meeting.
In the decades since, the brothers’ loved ones formed the Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition in hopes of getting them out of prison… and the family noted that the brothers have been rehabilitated after nearly 35 years behind bars.
Of course, former Los Angeles County prosecutor Jorge Gascon supported a new sentence for the brothers, noting that they have been model inmates during their time in prison.
However, after Gascón lost his reelection bid in November to Hochman, Erik and Lyle’s initial hearing on the matter was delayed until 2025.
Since taking office, Hochman had he didn’t make it clear what his position is on the issue, although he met with the lawyer representing the only Menendez relative who does not support the release of Erik and Lyle.
