Menendez Brothers’ Habeas Petition Is ‘Hail Mary’ Effort, L.A. County D.A. Says

The Menendez brothers are making a last-ditch effort to get a new trial, and none of what they’ve presented is compelling enough to get them one … so says the Los Angeles County District Attorney.

The D.A.’s Office filed a 132-page response to the writ of habeas corpus submitted on behalf of Erik and Lyle,in which the office ripped into their attempt to get a new trial based on two pieces of what they call “new evidence” in the case.

The D.A.’s argument is focused on the premeditated nature of the murders … writing, “There are few murder cases in which the evidence of planning and premeditation is as stark as that presented in this case.”

D.A. Nathan Hochman says none of the new evidence presented — the letter Erik purportedly wrote to his cousin, Andy Cano, in 1988 detailing the alleged abuse, and a declaration by Menudo band member Roy Rosselló claiming Jose Menendez sexually abused him — doesn’t meet the required level for a new trial, claiming the Cano letter is nothing new, and even questioning its credibility in light of the previous lies told by the brothers in the case.

Hochman says the jury in their case rejected the notion that they killed their parents in self-defense … and, multiple appeals upheld the decision — so, he says this is just a “Hail Mary” effort to land a new trial.