A Los Angeles Superior judge has denied the Menendez brothers' petition for a new trial, saying the new alleged evidence they presented would not have changed the initial decision that put them away for life.

On Monday, LA Superior Court Judge William Ryan denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Erik and Lyle Menendez in May 2023. The petition claimed that two new pieces of evidence proved the brothers' father, Jose Mendez, was sexually abusive.

"The evidence alleged here is not so compelling that it would have produced a reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one juror or supportive of an imperfect self-defense instruction," Ryan wrote in his ruling.

CBS Los Angeles has reached out to the Menendez brothers' appellate attorney, Mark Geragos, for a comment and is waiting for

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