L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman was dealt a blow after his motion that his predecessor's request for the brothers' resentencing after 35 years was roundly rejected by a Superior Court judge.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were 19 and 22 years old when they were arrested on murder charges in the killings of their parents. If released from prison three decades later, they would reintegrate into society as men in their 50s who have spent the majority of their adult lives incarcerated.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents Erik and Lyle Menendez scored a legal victory on Friday, April 11 after a judge dismissed new L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman's petition to withdraw the brother's resentencing request,