Los Angeles DA asks court to deny new trial

New Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman does not support overturning Menendez brothers' murder convictions
Newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a Friday press conference that he has asked the court to reject the Menendez brothers' request for a new trial.
Menendez Brothers update: Los Angeles DA asks court to deny new trial
LA DA Nathan Hochman asks a judge to deny the Menendez brothers’ 2023 petition for a new trial and questions evidence of alleged abuse.
Los Angeles D.A. Opposes Menendez Brothers’ Bid for New Trial, Citing ‘Lies and Deceit’
The Menendez brothers are serving sentences of life in prison without parole. Last October, amid a flurry of renewed attention to the high-profile case, D.A. George Gascón said he would ask a court to lower their sentences to 50 years to life, which would make them eligible for parole.
Los Angeles DA urges judge to deny Menendez brothers’ request for a new trial
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez’s request for a new trial in the 1989 killings of their parents – a petition the brothers filed over their claims of new evidence of abuse by their father.
L.A. County D.A. Hochman opposes a new trial for Menendez brothers
Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said Friday that he'll revisit the issue of resentencing the brothers, who are serving life terms for killing their parents in 1989.
Los Angeles D.A. Against Petition for Menendez Brothers' New Trial
The Los Angeles D.A. is opposing a new trial for the Menendez brothers, citing their "lies and deceit." At a press conference Friday (Feb. 21), D.A. Nathan Hochman said he concluded that new evidence of sexual abuse shouldn't impact the guilty verdicts of Lyle and Erik Menendez in the brutal killing of their parents,
Los Angeles district attorney to update public in Menendez brothers’ resentencing case
FILE – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman talks about the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez for the murders of their parents during a news conference in downtown Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Los Angeles D.A. rejects bid by Menendez brothers to challenge their murder convictions
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for their parents' 1989 murders, filed a petition in 2023, citing what they described as new evidence that seeks a new trial.
LA DA Hochman opposes new trial for Menendez brothers
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Friday, Feb. 21, that his office will oppose a motion by defense attorneys seeking a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life in prison without parole for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
Los Angeles DA explains why he doesn't support a retrial for the Menendez brothers
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that new evidence suggesting convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez may have been abused doesn't rise to the standard for a new trial.
Los Angeles district attorney opposes new trial for Menendez brothers
The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez is pushing back after District Attorney Nathan Hochman, during a press conference, laid out in painstaking detail why the evidence the brothers have offered alleging sexual abuse by their father doesn't mean they should receive a new trial.
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New L.A. Prosecutor Appears Skeptical of Menendez Brothers’ Appeal for Freedom
By Matt Stevens and Tim Arango Matt Stevens and Tim Arango reported from Los Angeles. Nathan J. Hochman, the recently elected district attorney of Los Angeles County, offered the strongest ...
Chances of Menendez brothers getting out of prison are slim, legal analyst says
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman recently casted doubt over new evidence in the Menendez brothers’ trial – potentially limiting their path to being released from prison – and legal ...