Defense attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez are hoping to win a reduced sentence for the brothers, possibly allowing them to either be released immediately or at least eligible for parole consideration.

Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents The long-awaited resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers, who are both serving life in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez,

A Southern California judge on Friday paved the way for a re-sentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in the murder of their parents in 1989.