Erik Menendez is in hospital for a medical condition. His attorney seeks his release
By JAIMIE DING LOS ANGELES AP An attorney is seeking Erik Menendez s release from prison because of a clinical condition after he was taken to a hospital Related Articles In-N-Out Burger CEO to join the list of high-profile business figures to leave California Air traffic controllers didn t warn a B- bomber crew about a nearby airliner the Air Force says Army s head of aviation who faced questions over deadly midair collision has new role US Olympic and Paralympic executives bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women s sports US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses The -year-old has been serving a life without parole sentence along with his brother Lyle Menendez after being convicted of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills California home in A judge in recent days resentenced the brothers to years to life making them instantly eligible for parole They will appear in front of the state parole board Aug and The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation verified Erik Menendez was taken to an outside health facility Friday and remained there Tuesday in fair condition His lawyer Mark Geragos explained TMZ that Menendez was having a serious health condition and should receive a prison furlough something the governor granted chosen inmates during the COVID- pandemic Geragos did not elaborate on the condition but he noted releasing Menendez was the only fair and equitable thing to do so he had time to prepare for his parole hearing properly Geragos office validated his comments to TMZ but did not make him available for an interview California Gov Gavin Newsom s office and a representative for the family declined to comment A judge last week ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why Erik and Lyle Menendez s murder convictions should not be reexamined in light of new evidence supporting their maintains of sexual abuse by their father While defense attorneys at the time argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father prosecutors disclosed the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance The order was in response to a habeas corpus petition filed by the Menendez brothers in May seeking a review of their convictions in a process separate from their resentencing bid
