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Live updates: Menendez brothers eligible for parole after resentencing

A judge resentences Lyle and Erik Menendez to 50 years to life in prison, which makes the eligible for parole.

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  • A judge resentences the Menendez brothers to 50 years to lifein prison, which makes them eligible to go before a parole board.
  • The state parole board would need to consider the case and issue a ruling on whether to release the brothers from prison.
  • Hearings on the resentencing motion in the case were held Tuesday in Van Nuys.
  • Attorneys for the Menendez brothers argued they have been rehabilitated after serving more than 30 years of a life prison sentence for the murders of their parents in Beverly Hills.
  • Defense attorney Mark Geragos called several witnesses to testify in support of the brothers, starting with cousin Anamaria Baralt.
  • The presented the case against resentencing, arguing the Menendez brothers have not taken full responsibility for their crimes.

The Menendez brothers are eligible for parole after a resentencing hearing Tuesday in Los Angeles. Follow live updates below.

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