Incoming Los Angeles County District Legal professional Nathan Hochman says one in every of his first orders of enterprise is tackling Erik and Lyle Melendez’s bid for freedom… and the clock is ticking.
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Hochman, who simply defeated incumbent George Gascón on the poll field, tells TMZ … if the Menendez brothers case lands on his desk on his first day as district lawyer, he’ll begin work on December 2 and reviewing paperwork and speaking to all events concerned.
Whereas Gascon has really useful resentencing, Hochman says he should evaluation the case and the legislation earlier than making a choice… however time is of the essence because the listening to on the prison case is scheduled for December 11… week to cooperate.
In the end, a decide will resolve whether or not Erik and Lyle will turn into free males… by getting the ball rolling on doable parole, or by altering their sentences and releasing them as rapidly as doable primarily based on time served …which is supported by the Menendez brothers’ lawyer, Mark Geragos.
Hochman sounds fairly within the case, however he says he isn’t going to show it into an enormous political stunt like Gascón… bashing the outgoing DA for sitting on the case till he is so low within the polls stated he thought it would assist him. win re-election.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom may additionally step in at any time and pardon Erik and Lyle or commute their sentences… so there’s an opportunity Hochman will not even should cope with this by the point he takes workplace.
However, as Hochman tells us… the case will get his full consideration when it lands on his desk when he begins his new job.
