LOS ANGELES (Court TV) — A California judge has denied a long-shot appeal from Lyle and Erik Menendez seeking a new trial, blocking yet another path for freedom for the incarcerated brothers.

FILE – This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. (California Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Los Angeles Judge William Ryan denied the petition on Wednesday, saying in a 16-page decision that none of the new evidence presented in the case had been “particularly strong.”

The brothers were found guilty of the 1989 murders of their parents, who were shot to death in their home. After two trials, the pair were spared the death penalty but were sentenced to life in prison . The first trials included

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