Judge resentences Menendez brothers
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The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, opening them up for the possibility of parole after spending more than three decades behind bars for killing their parents decades ago.
The two-day proceeding in L.A. ended its first day with the judge resentencing the brothers imprisoned for over three decades for their parents' 1989 murders.
Erik and Lyle Menendez have had their sentences reduced and are now eligible for parole. Per the BBC, Los Angeles judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers on Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison.
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Lyle and Erik Menéndez, who were sentenced to life without parole in 1996 for the murders of their parents, now serve life sentences with a parole possibility.
Erik and Lyle Menendez had their sentence reduced from life without parole to 50 years to life and are now eligible for parole
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The brothers will have to face the California Parole Board next, where Gov. Gavin Newsom will have the final say over their fate.
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