A day after his brother Erik was denied a recommendation for release, Lyle Menendez sat before California's parole board in a separate hearing to argue for his freedom after serving decades in prison for killing his parents.

Menendez appeared virtually from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego on Friday morning.

The Menendez brothers were convicted in 1995 for the 1989 murders of their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. In 1996, they were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In May, a judge reduced their sentences to 50 years to life , making them eligible for parole under California's youth offender law because they were under the age of 26 when they committed their crimes.

The brothers have maintai

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