Menendez Brothers Parole Denial: Attorney Mark Geragos Discusses Next Steps

Parole Denials and Legal Strategy

• 🎯 Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole, with panels citing disciplinary violations and questions about their behavior.
• 💡 Attorney Mark Geragos disagrees with the characterization of the brothers as having antisocial personality traits.
• 🔍 Geragos found Eric's denial perplexing, stating his remarkable ability to do good things with no hope for over a decade was ignored, and cell phone violations lacked connection to criminality.
• ⚖️ Lyle's denial was also based on cell phone violations, despite the Department of Corrections admitting they erroneously violated rules and releasing audio tapes.

Appeals and Clemency

• 🏛️ Geragos plans to put the matter directly into the governor's lap to ask if due process was followed and to seek constitutional action.
• 📜 He also intends to take the case to the superior court to highlight hypocrisy and lack of due process.
• 🔑 The governor's office confirmed that applications for clemency are pending, and Governor Newsom has the power to grant it.
• 🔄 The legal team is exploring two avenues: clemency and reversing the parole board's decision.

Cell Phone Violations and Prison System

• ⚠️ Critics question why the brothers would follow rules outside prison if they don't follow them inside.
• 🚫 Geragos argues that cell phone violations can only be used to deny parole if there's a connection to criminal activity, which he states was not shown.
• 📱 He points out that cell phones are rampant in the California prison system and questions how they get in, suggesting the system allows for it and profits from it.
• 💬 The use of cell phones is framed as a potential manipulation tactic due to celebrity status, but Geragos emphasizes the widespread nature of contraband phones in prisons.