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Eric Menendes was not released on Thursday with a removal from the California Council, which stated that his further misconduct for decades of prison for the murder of his parents along with his older brother in 1989 showed that he was still in danger.
Menendes will again have the right to suspend three years later, two commissioners decided. Listening to the liberation of his brother Laia Menendes, who is taking place in the same prison in the dignity of Diego, scheduled for morning on Friday.
The brothers were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996 because they fired their father, Jose Menendes and their mother Kiti Menendes at Ville Beverly -Hills.
While the defense lawyers claimed that the brothers acted regarding self -defense after many years of sexual violence by their father, the prosecutors said that the brothers were looking for many millions of dollars.
The judge reduced their verdict in May and immediately began to have the right to detach.
Commissioners say that Menendes “was not a model of a prisoner
The Commissioners looked at Eric Menendes throughout the day about why he committed a crime and violated the rules of the prison. They rejected the statement on the issue on the basis, despite the strong support of family members who supported the release of the brothers for several months.
“Two things can be true. They can love you and forgive you again for not corresponding to the suspension, ”said Commissar Robert Burton.
Burton said that the main reason for the decision was not the seriousness of the crime, but the behavior of Menendes in prison. The re -use of the mobile phone was “selfish” and a sign that Menendes believed that the rules were not valid for him.
“Unlike the beliefs of your supporters, you were not an example of a prisoner, and frankly, we find it a little disturbing,” Burton said, wondering if this was not completely honest with his family regarding his behavior.
Envelope in prison and reform
The Commissioner of the Commissioners studied any violation of the rules and the struggle for his long history in prison, including statements that he worked with a gang of prison, bought drugs, used cell phones and helped with tax fraud.
He told the commissars that since then he never hoped to go outside, he is priority in defending himself in the face of compliance with the rules. Then, last fall, the prosecutors in Los -Angeles asked the judge to overestimate the proposal about himself and his brother – opening the door for detachment.
“In November 2024, the consequences were now important,” Menentes said. “Now the consequences meant that I destroyed my life.”
Eric Menentes’s lawyer for his removal, Heidi Rammel, emphasized that 2013 was a turning point for her client.
“He found his faith. He became accountable to his excellent power. He found sobriety and made his mother a promise on her birthday, ”said Rammel. “Was it perfect since 2013? No. But it was wonderful. “
Commissioner Rachel Stern also welcomed him because he founded a team for the care of the elderly and disabled.
More than twelve relatives of the brothers made emotional statements at the hearings on Thursday at a television conference.
Laye Menendez is going to appear at a conference on Friday to listen to the conditions. The brothers still have an expected application for Habeas Corpus, filed in May 2023, and call for a revision of their condemnations based on new evidence that support the sexual violence of their father.