Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has filed a request to withdraw a motion filed by his predecessor that supported a resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez.
At a news conference on Feb 21, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office will oppose a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Erik and Lyle Menendez seeking a new trial for the brothers.
Two attorneys working for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office have filed a claim alleging they were both retaliated against by their superiors and demoted to junior positions.
Oscar-nominated director David Lynch, best known for films such as “Blue Velvet” and “The Elephant Man” and the quirky television drama “Twin Peaks,” has died at age 78, his family announced on Jan. 16.
Erik and Lyle Menendez will wait until at least late January for a decision on their bid for release from life sentences without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills.
Voting season is in full swing, and vote-by-mail ballots from cities throughout Los Angeles County are already being processed. This is a high-stakes election year, and officials want to ensure that every eligible vote is counted.