Da Nathan Hochman, LA County I will not reject myself from the Menendez case
May 2, 2025 4:56pm PDT
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says he won’t reject himself from the case of Eric and Lyle Menendez… The lawyers are asking Hochman to come aside.
In a new legal document obtained by TMZ, Hochman says there is no legal reason for him to reject himself…and he blows up defenses against what he considers as a “dramatic and hopeless step”… They are trying to avoid the central issue here…
Mark Jelagos, Eric and Lyle’s lawyer, previously called on Hochman to reject himself.
Hochman grew up in Beverly Hills and went to the same high school as Menendez’s brothers… and the Menendez family and Geragos say Hochman is retaliating against Menendez’s family… he claims he is in violation of Mercy’s law rights for the victims and is insisting his decision to show a crime scene photograph at a court hearing in April.
In a new statement to TMZ, Menendez family lawyer Brian Friedman blasted Hochman, saying, “He has done his real work and took steps to stop looting, smashing, grabs, and taking steps to document robbery in Los Angeles and other ramp-prolonged criminal acts, showing that Dah is rather showing child abuse.
Friedman adds: “Vocular abuse of family victims is not an example of crime-riddenness. This guy has no contact with reality. If Lyle and Eric admitted to changing their lies 35 years ago, he would be ridiculous to change his position.
Eirk and Lyle are holding a court hearing next Friday, and the judge will likely take into account the recusal motion and address the acceptability of the risk assessment report.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom told you, he ordered the state parole board in February and conducted a risk assessment of his brothers before making a generous decision.
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Newsom says it will use the report as part of the June 13 hearing, where Eric and Lyle are to appear before the board for personal reviews. After the hearing, the governor plans to make a decision on whether to grant them generosity.
Eric and Lyle were convicted of killing their parents with a shotgun at their Beverly Hills home in 1989 and were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Despite their sentence, Eric and Lyle hope that prison rehabilitation will be released from prison. They alleged entent humiliation, demanded generosity, and sought a new trial based on what they say was newly excavated evidence.
