Incoming Los Angeles County District Legal professional Nathan Hochman says certainly one of his first orders of enterprise is tackling Erik and Lyle Melendez‘s bid for freedom … and the clock’s ticking.
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Hochman, who simply defeated incumbent George Gascón on the poll field, tells TMZ … if the Menendez brothers‘ resentencing case lands on his desk on his first day as D.A., on December 2, he’ll hit the bottom operating, poring over paperwork and speaking to all events concerned.
Whereas Gascon has advisable resentencing, Hochman says he is obtained to evaluation the case and the regulation earlier than coming to a call … however time is of the essence as a result of the resentencing listening to is about for Dec. 11 … giving Hochman a bit of over every week to work with.
In the end, a decide will determine if Erik and Lyle will change into free males … both by getting the ball rolling on a doable launch on parole, or by altering their conviction and setting them free ASAP primarily based on time served … the latter of which is supported by the Menendez brothers’ lawyer, Mark Geragos.
Hochman sounds fairly within the case, however he says he isn’t going to make it some huge political stunt like Gascón … ripping the outgoing D.A. for sitting on the case till he was up to now down within the polls he thought it’d assist him win reelection.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom might additionally step in at any time and pardon Erik and Lyle or commute their sentences … so there’s an opportunity Hochman would not even should take care of this by the point he takes workplace.
However, as Hochman tells us … the case will get his full consideration if it lands on his desk when he begins his new job.
