A California Conditionary Freedom Council denied, on Thursday (21), Erik Menendez’s request for parole, convicted with his brother Lyle for the murder of his parents in 1989.
The decision is not a good sign for, whose case will be heard by the Conditional Freedom Council on Friday (22).
Despite the decision of the board, Erik Menendez still hopes to leave freedom. California governor Gavin Newsom has The rare power To reverse decisions of parole, and the brothers separately seek mercy and a new judgment.
The decision was issued after an exceptionally long 10 -hour virtual hearing involving statements from the public prosecutor’s office of Los Angeles, Erik and more than a dozen relatives who support Menendez, who are also considered victims of.
In the end, the board has decided that Erik continues to “represent an irrational risk to public security” if he is released, listing his criminal history in adolescence, the brutality of murders and “serious violations” of prison rules, including possession of smuggled cell phones.
O Conditional Freedom Commissioner Robert Barton He said he was surprised by the level of support Erik received from his relatives, but his statements did not overcome the other serious factors in the case.
“Two things can be true. They can love you and forgive you, and yet you can be considered unfit for parole,” Barton told Erik when he spent the decision.
The decision of the Conditional Freedom Council is not definitive; It must undergo an internal review that can take up to 120 days. After this period, the governor of California has 30 days to confirm or reverse the decision if he wishes it.
The brothers became eligible for liberation after a judge sentenced them again in Maymarking an impressive victory for their and their family, who have long struggled to nullify their original perpetual arrest sentences without parole.
Although Erik and Lyle Menendez are linked to the public’s eyes, the two will have their cases analyzed independently. There is the possibility of one of the brothers to obtain parole while the other does not.
