Menendez Brothers File for DA to Recuse Himself From Case, Citing Continued Efforts to Block Resentencing

Erik and Lyle Menendez filed a motion to recuse Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman from their case. In their court documents, obtained by TheWrap, the brothers insist, "The record shows a conflict that renders it unlikely Erik and Lyle can receive a fair resentencing hearing, recusal is proper." In October former District Attorney George Gascón moved to reduce the brothers' sentence from life without parole to 50 years to life, a change that would have made them immediately eligible for parole. He lost November's election to Hochman, who withdrew the recommendation. The . . .