Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who has consistently opposed efforts by convicted killers Erik and Lyle Menendez to be released from prison in Otay Mesa, on Thursday formally opposed their latest bid for a new trial.

Lyle Menendez, 57, and Erik Menendez, 54, have spent about 35 years behind bars without the possibility of parole for the Aug. 20, 1989, killings of Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez in their Beverly Hills home. The Menendez brothers claim the killings were committed after years of abuse, including alleged sexual abuse by their father.

In May, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic re-sentenced them to 50 years to life in prison, making them immediately eligible for parole consideration because they were younger than 26 when the crime occurre

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