California judge pushes Menendez brothers resentencing hearing back to January 30

A California judge on Monday rescheduled a resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers, convicted murderers who fatally shot their parents in Beverly Hills in 1989.

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon announced last month that he would request resentencing for the brothers, who have been sentenced to life in prison without parole. However, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman defeated Gascon in the general election earlier this month, and has not indicated whether he will seek resentencing. 

Judge Michael Jesic said that he did not expect to be ready for the case by the initial hearing in December, and pushed the hearing back until January 30 "out of respect for the new administration," according to Fox News.

Defense attorneys for the brothers, said that they believe the hearing will take more than one day, but did not indicate how much longer. The brothers were set to appear virtually Monday, ended up not appearing in court due to a technical glitch.

The brothers have claimed that the shooting was committed out of fear that their parents planned to kill them, to keep them quiet about how their father, Jose Menendez, allegedly sexually abused Erik Menendez, the younger brother, for years.

The resentencing hearing comes after some Menendez family members asked the courts to reconsider the sentence because of the alleged abuse, which they believe would have resulted in a less severe sentence, had it been known at the time. 

One family member, an uncle, however has denied that any sexual abuse occurred, and claimed the original sentence was fair for the crime they committed.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.